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EDITED  BY 

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COMPILED  BY 

CLARENCE  M.  BURTON 

City  Historiographer 


1915 


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PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD 


INTRODUCTION. 

On  June  11,  1805,  the  village  of  Detroit  was  reduced  to  ashes. 
The  real  cause  of  the  fire  was  never  discovered,  but  it  was  attrib- 
uted to  the  carelessness  of  someone  who  lighted  a  "segar"  in  the 
stable  of  John  Harvey's  bakery,  near  the  center  of  the  town.  The 
fire  broke  out  about  9  a.  m.,  and  by  noon  only  two  buildings  were 
left  standing.  Even  the  citadel,  which  was  quite  detached  from 
the  town  and  contained  barracks,  officers  quarters  and  contrac- 
tors' stores,  was  wiped  out.  Detroit  at  that  time  was  the  seat  of 
government  of  the  Territory  and  contained  about  300  houses 
built  of  wood  and  all  huddled  together  within  the  space  now 
bounded  by  Griswold,  Cass  and  Larned  Streets. 

Congress,  by  an  act  of  January  11,  1805,  had  set  off  Michigan 
as  a  separate  territory  and  had  appointed  Gen.  William  Hull, 
governor  of  the  new  territory,  Rev.  Stanley  Griswold,  secretary, 
and  Augustus  B.  Woodward  and  Frederick  Bates,  judges.  This 
act  was  not  to  go  into  efifect  until  July  1,  1805,  and  the  new 
officers  were  to  enter  upon  their  duties  at  that  time ;  therefore  it 
was  this  scene  of  desolation  and  confusion  which  confronted 
them. 

Bates  had  been  living  in  Detroit  prior  to  the  fire  and  was  in 
business  there.  Judge  Woodward  arrived  on  the  29th  of  June, 
and  Governor  Hull  the  evening  of  July  1st,  in  company  with 
Secretary  Griswold.  Upon  their  arrival  they  found  that  the 
inhabitants  had  begun  to  lay  out  a  new  town  nearly  on  the  lines 
of  the  old  one,  but  including  the  "common,"  which  they  had  used 
as  a  common  pasture  since  the  settlement  of  the  country.  Hull 
and  Woodward  persuaded  them  against  such  a  plan  and  showed 
them  the  advisability  of  enlarging  the  town,  widening  the  streets 
and  making  a  more  beautiful  place.  They  agreed  to  wait  for  the 
governor  and  judges  to  draw  up  a  plan.  In  a  letter  to  Madison, 
August  3rd,  1805,  Hull  writes:  "We  immediately  fixed  up  a  plan, 
and  employed  the  best  surveyor  we  could  find  in  the  country  to 
lay  out  the  streets,  squares  and  lots.  If  possible  the  plan  shall  be 
transmitted  by  this  conveyance.  I  hope  it  will  be  approved  by 
the  government.  The  principal  part  of  the  grounds  embraced  by 
the  plan  belong  to  the  United  States  without  a  question.  Many 
of  the  lots  in  the  old  town  are  cut  up  by  the  streets,  which  has 


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reduced  us  to  the  necessity  of  exchanging  them  for  lots  on  the 
domain  or  common.  We  have  likewise  from  the  necessity  of  the 
case,  concluded  to  sell  as  many  lots  on  the  domain  or  common  as 
will  be  necessary  for  the  accommodation  of  those  citizens  who 
wish  to  build  this  town,  and  did  not  own  lots  in  the  town.  This 
rule,  however,  we  make  expressly  subject  to  the  ratification  of 
congress.  We  think  we  have  great  reason  to  believe  our  conduct 
will  be  approved;  because  we  obtain  two  important  objects  by  it; 
first,  a  town  or  city  laid  out  on  a  regular  plan ;  secondly,  the  accom- 
modation of  those  people  who  have  suffered  by  the  late  calamity. 
And  I  have  no  doubt,  but  a  third  will  be  obtained,  viz,  the  value 
of  the  land  of  the  United  States,  will  be  greatly  increased." 
{Michigan  Pioneer  Collections,  l/ol.  31,  pp.  524-535.)  The  plan 
as  drawn  up  was  presented  to  the  people  and  signed  on  July  19, 
1805,  by  some  twenty  odd  who  had  suffered  losses  in  the  destruc- 
tion of  the  town.  Comparing  this  with  a  list  of  property  owners 
{Michigan  Pioneer  Collections,  Vol.  36,  p.  ll-i)  who  had  made 
a  return  of  their  losses  on  June  24,  1805,  there  were  some  who 
had  not  been  reckoned  with.  Some  of  the  inhabitants,  destitute 
of  shelter  and  seeing  that  the  government  had  no  authority  to  give 
them  immediate  help  in  selecting  a  site,  rebuilt  on  their  former 
ground;  others  took  possession  of  the  public  lands,  trusting  to 
the  liberality  of  the  government  to  either  make  them  a  donation 
of  the  ground  as  a  compensation  for  their  sufferings,  or  to  accept 
a  very  moderate  price  for  it.  They  did  not  all  agree  upon  the 
plan  drawn  up  by  the  governor  and  judges  and  there  was  no  civil 
authority  to  decide  claims  or  pass  upon  a  plan  to  be  adopted. 
However,  Hull  proceeded  with  his  plan  for  the  new  town ;  had 
it  surveyed  and  laid  out,  and  lots  were  advertised  for  sale  with 
the  understanding  that  all  titles  were  subject  to  the  approval  of 
congress.  "Where  the  purchaser  of  a  lot  was  a  proprietor  in  the 
old  town,  he  was  at  liberty  to  extinguish  his  former  property  in 
his  new  acquisition,  foot  for  foot,  and  was  expected  to  pay  only 
for  the  surplus,  at  the  rate  expressed  in  his  bid,"  reported  Hull 
and  Woodward,  October  10,  1805.  {Michigan  Pioneer  Collec- 
tions, Vol.  36,  p.  105.)  They  went  on  to  say  that  part  of  the 
inhabitants  of  the  old  town  were  only  tenants,  as  there  had  been 
no  means  of  acquiring  any  new  titles.  The  sale  of  lots  was  not 
to  be  confined  to  former  proprietors,  but  as  far  as  possible  to  for- 
mer inhabitants.    After  the  sale  of  a  considerable  part  by  auction 


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the  rest  was  to  be  disposed  of  by  private  contract.  As  soon  as 
the  necessities  of  the  inhabitants  were  accommodated  the  sales 
were  to  stop  until  they  could  learn  the  pleasure  of  the  govern- 
ment. No  titles  could  be  confirmed  and  no  money  was  to  be 
taken  until  the  expiration  of  a  year.  In  that  time  Hull  hoped 
that  congress  would  have  had  time  to  act.  Thus  the  inhabitants 
were  enabled  to  erect  buildings  in  order  to  shelter  themselves 
from  the  approaching  winter.  On  the  11th  of  October,  Hull 
found  it  necessary  to  return  to  his  home  in  Newton,  Mass.,  but 
wrote  Madison  that  he  would  be  in  Washington  the  beginning  of 
winter  (Michigan  Pioneer  Collections,  Vol.  31,  p.  540)  in  order 
to  propose  measures  for  the  good  of  the  Territory.  During  his 
absence  Stanley  Griswold  was  acting  governor.  Chief  Justice 
Woodward  left  for  Washington  at  the  same  time.  Their  report 
was  presented  by  President  Jefferson  to  congress,  December  23, 
1805.  It  dragged  along,  nothing  was  done,  and  finally  on  January 
24,  1806,  Hull  went  on  to  Massachusetts.  On  April  30,  1806,  he 
wrote  from  Albany,  on  his  way  to  Detroit,  picturing  the  discon- 
tent of  the  people  of  the  Territory  if  he  should  return  without 
having  accomplished  anything  in  their  behalf.  Woodward  had 
remained  in  Washington,  working  with  the  committee  appointed 
to  report  on  the  Michigan  affairs.  {Territories,  Woodzvard's  let- 
ter, March  12,  1806.)  On  April  2nd,  1806,  an  "act  to  provide 
for  the  adjustment  of  titles  of  land  in  the  Territory  of  Michigan 
and  other  purposes"  was  passed  by  the  house.  In  the  senate  it 
was  amended  April  19th  and  sent  back  to  the  house,  where  it  was 
passed  as  amended,  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjustment  of 
titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory  of  Michigan 
and  for  other  purposes,"  April  21st,  1806. 

In  June,  Hull  returned  to  Detroit  and  was  greeted  with 
addresses  of  welcome  and  congratulation.  Woodward  and  John 
Griffin,  a  newly-appointed  judge,  arrived  somewhat  later,  and  on 
the  6th  of  September,  1806,  the  board  of  commissioners  com- 
menced their  work  under  the  act  of  congress  of  April  21,  1806. 
This  meeting  was  held  at  Hull's  house,  which  was  one  of  the  first 
houses  erected.  Hull,  Woodward  and  Bates  were  present.  Peter 
Audrain  was  made  secretary  and  Asa  Jones  sergeant-at-arms. 
The  first  act  of  the  governor  and  judges  was  to  pass  a  resolution 
to  lay  out  and  survey  a  town,  and  to  adjust  titles  and  claims. 
There  is  no  known  map  of  the  town  as  it  was  planned  by  Hull 


6         GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

and  Woodward  immediately  after  the  fire.  Whatever  that  plan 
may  have  been,  they  now  resolved  that  the  basis  of  the  town 
should  be  an  equilateral  triangle  having  each  side  4,000  feet  and 
having  each  angle  bisected  by  a  perpendicular  line  upon  the  oppo- 
site side,  an  elaborate  plan  originating  with  Judge  Woodward. 
Public  squares,  spaces,  avenues,  streets  and  lanes  were  laid  out. 
Main  Street  ran  parallel  with  the  river ;  Court  House  Avenue,  at 
right  angles  with  it,  was  the  present  Woodward  Avenue,  and 
East  and  West  Street  ran  on  the  lines  of  Michigan  Avenue  and 
Cadillac  Square.  Military  Square  was  the  site  of  the  present 
Campus  Martius  and  a  circus  was  the  site  of  the  present  Grand 
Circus  Park. 

This  plan  was  a  unit  which  was  repeated  many  times  in  the 
original  drawing,  but  as  the  city  grew  the  idea  was  abandoned 
and  a  more  conventional  type  followed.  Only  that  portion  of 
the  city  south  of  Adams  Avenue  and  bounded  on  the  east  by 
Brush  Street  and  on  the  west  by  Cass  Street  shows  any  trace  of 
Woodward's  original  plan. 

According  to  the  act  of  1806,  every  sufferer  by  the  fire,  above 
seventeen  years  of  age  on  the  11th  of  June,  1805,  and  who  lived 
in  the  city  at  the  time  of  the  fire,  should  be  granted  by  the  gov- 
ernor and  judges  a  lot  not  exceeding  5,000  square  feet,  where 
they  judged  most  proper.  Trouble  immediately  arose  over  the 
location  of  the  donation  lots.  On  November  13,  1806,  Hull 
wrote :  "The  donees  contended  that  it  was  the  intention  of  con- 
gress that  they  should  have  the  most  valuable  lots,  and  all  who 
had  purchased  lots  from  this  government,  insisted  on  these  lots 
being  considered  as  donations."  (Michigan  Pioneer  Collections, 
Vol  31,  p.  569).  The  board  thought  the  best  lots  ought  not  to  be 
given  as  donations  because  there  were  not  enough'  to  go  around, 
and  immediately  passed  such  resolutions  as :  "Resolved,  that  the 
five  lots  opposite  Scott's,  Wilkinson's,  Abbott's,  Abbott  and 
Smith's  and  Godfroy,  Jr.'s  be  sold  at  public  auction."  These  lots 
were  on  the  east  side  of  what  is  today  Woodward  Avenu?  and 
extend  from  the  river  up  about  one  block.  "Resolved,  that  no 
lots  on  the  Main  Street,  on  either  side  of  the  Main  Street,  or 
between  the  Main  Street  and  the  Detroit  River,  can  be  given  as 
donations  to  the  sufferers  by  the  fire."  "Resolved,  that  none  of  the 
lots  on  the  Court  House  Avenue,  eastward  of  the  court,  or  any 
of  the  corner  lots  on  the  Military  Square,  be  given  as  donations." 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  7 

"Resolved,  that  no  corner  lots  be  given  for  a  donation."  These 
resolutions  drew  forth  a  memorial  from  the  inhabitants  of  the 
town,  signed  by  Robert  Abbott,  John  Harvey,  Hugh  R.  Martin, 
John  Gentle  and  John  R.  Williams,  which  was  presented  October 
9,  1806,  remonstrating  against  the  system  of  distributing  donation 
lots.  The  board  of  commissioners  answered  this  memorial,  invit- 
ing the  inhabitants  to  elect  a  committee  authorized  to  act  with 
the  board  in  devising  a  better  scheme.  A  report  was  made  and 
referred  to  a  committee  consisting  of  Judges  Woodward  and 
Bates.  A  classified  list  of  the  donees  was  supplied  by  John  Dods- 
mead  and  on  October  25th  the  report  was  brought  forward  and 
discussed.  (Michigan  Pioneer  Collections,  Vol.  31,  pp.  574-583). 
The  discussion  resulted  in  the  resignation  of  Judge  Woodward  on 
November  5,  1806.  (Id.,  Vol.  31,  pp.  566-568).  No  meetings 
were  held  from  that  day  until  November  10th,  when  Hull  made 
a  resolution  alloting  the  most  valuable  public  lots  to  those  entitled 
to  donations  after  the  necessary  public  reservations  were  made. 
He  also  presented  the  following  resolution :  "Three  members  not 
being  agreed  with  respect  to  the  location  of  donation  lots  granted 
by  congress  to  the  inhabitants  of  the  Town  of  Detroit ;  and  that 
act  requiring  the  concurrence  of  three  members  to  carry  it  into 
effect,  any  further  attempts  under  the  present  state  of  things  must 
apparently  be  fruitless,  no  other  course  but  a  suspension  of  our 
duties  under  this  law  seems  to  present  itself,  however  it  may 
impede  the  progress  of  the  city,  whatever  inconvenience  it  may 
produce  to  the  inhabitants,  or  embarrasment  to  the  government,  it 
seems  to  be  dictated  by  imperious  necessity. 

"Thereupon,  resolved,  that  the  duties  of  the  governor  and 
judges  under  the  act  of  congress  entitled.  An  act  to  provide  for 
the  adjustment  of  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit,  and  Ter- 
ritory of  Michigan,  and  for  other  purposes,  be  suspended."  This 
resolution  was,  however,  postponed  for  further  consideration  by 
Judge  Bates.  It  has  the  appearance  of  a  concession  and  probably 
brought  Woodward  back,  for  on  the  11th  of  November  he 
returned,  and  after  making  a  motion  that  tlie  resolution  passed 
the  day  previous  respecting  what  lots  shall  be  allowed  for  dona- 
tions be  rescinded,  he  then  moved,  and  it  was  "Resolved,  that  to 
every  person  who  has  purchased  a  lot  in  the  New  Town,  and  who 
is  entitled  to  a  donation,  such  Lot  shall  be  conveyed  as  a  donation, 
unless  the  same  may  have  been  disposed  of  by  the  person,  and 


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then  the  payment  therefor,  shall  be  to  the  public  treasury;  and 
when  a  married  man  has  purchased  more  lots  than  one,  no  more 
than  one  of  them  shall  be  conveyed  as  a  donation;  and  when  a 
person  has  purchased,  who  is  not  entitled  to  a  donation,  the  price 
shall  be  considered  as  a  donation,  and  given  to  the  donees  as 
donations."  Hull's  letter  of  November  13,  1806,  says :  "The  gov- 
ernor and  judges  have  now  agreed  on  a  system  which  I  believe 
will  give  general  satisfaction.  The  storms  seem  to  have  abated 
and  I  presume  everything  will  be  tranquil." 

On  November  15th  Woodward  presented  the  plan  recom- 
mended by  the  committee. 

"All  those  belonging  to  the  first  class,  who  have  improved  the 
lots  now  in  their  possession,  we  conceive,  ought  to  retain  them 
for  their  donation,  or  in  exchange  for  an  equal  quantity  of  ground 
in  the  old  town,  paying  for  the  surplus  feet,  agreeable  to  the  con- 
ditions of  the  sale,  to  wit :  two  cents  for  each  square  foot ; 

"All  lots  that  the  legislative  board  have  disposed  of  since  the 
act  of  congress,  or  remain  unsold,  together  with  those  that  are 
improved,  ought  to  be  numbered,  and  ballotted  by  the  claimants 
of  the  first  class,  that  are  not  satisfied ; 

"All  those  persons  who  have  built  dwelling-houses  on  lots 
considered  to  be  in  the  first  class,  and  who  are  claimants  in  the 
second  class,  shall  retain  said  lots,  by  paying  to  the  persons  in  the 
first  class,  who  draw  the  lots,  two  cents  for  each  square  foot,  in 
the  course  of  twelve  months.  Those  who  are  not  claimants, 
having  built  a  dwelling  house  on  a  lot  in  the  first  class,  ought  to 
pay  the  persons  drawing  said  lot,  the  same  price  that  the  legisla- 
tive board  were  to  receive ; 

"It  is  understood  by  the  committee  that  the  lots  for  the  first 
class  should  be  those  fronting  in  the  Court  House  Avenue,  from 
the  river  to  the  corner  lots  on  the  north  side  of  the  Main  Street, 
inclusive,  and  those  on  the  street  commonly  called  Main  Street; 

"The  claimants  in  the  second  class  ought  to  have  the  next 
choice  of  the  best  lots  remaining  after  the  first  class  are  satisfied, 
and  to  have  their  claims  adjusted  on  the  same  system  with  the 
first  class ; 

"The  claimants  in  the  third  class  should  have  the  next  choice 
of  the  best  lots  remaining  after  the  second  class  are  satisfied,  and 
the  system  taken  to  adjust  their  claims  to  be  the  same  as  recom- 
mended for  the  first  class." 


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This  resolution  met  with  approval  and  was  passed. 

The  work  of  the  commissioners  now  progressed  more  smoothly 
but  not  without  some  friction.  On  November  21,  1806,  Governor 
Hull  was  appointed  a  committee  to  sit  during  the  recess  of  the 
board  with  the  power  to  enquire  who  were  entitled  to  donations 
and  to  assign  the  same.  On  January  21,  1807,  he  made  an  elab- 
orate report  which  was  passed  on  the  23rd. 

The  commissioners  met  two  or  three  times  a  week  until 
the  2nd  of  June,  Hull  and  Woodward  frequently  differing 
over  the  assigning  of  lots.  At  the  meeting  of  June  1st,  1807, 
Woodward  was  appointed  a  committee  to  act  during  the  recess  of 
the  board  in  adjusting  the  titles  and  in  distributing  the  donations. 
On  July  18,  1807,  he  wrote  to  Madison :  "The  town  titles  will  be 
definitely  arranged  as  soon  as  the  military  reservation  is  made. 
We  gave  great  dissatisfaction  in  the  distribution  of  the  donations. 
Mr.  Bates  and  myself  were  clearly  of  the  opinion  that  the  dona- 
tions should  not  be  suffered  to  run  foul  of  the  adjustments  of  the 
ancient  titles.  The  governor  gave  way  to  the  public  storm.  As 
their  wish  was,  however,  impracticable  in  its  own  nature,  not 
from  the  mere  reluctance  of  those  who  were  to  make  the  distribu- 
tion, we  have  been  constantly  obliged  painfully  to  tread  back  upon 
our  steps,  and  none  of  us  have  given  satisfaction  to  the  people. 
Perhaps  none  could  have  done  it  under  the  jealousies  and  dissen- 
sions prevailing  among  them.  But  they  would  have  been  more 
respectful  toward  their  government  if  it  had  been  steady  and 
firm ;  on  one  side  desiring  nothing  wrong,  and  not  to  be  driven 
from  what  they  knew  to  be  right  on  the  other."  {Michigan  Pio- 
neer Collections,  Vol.  l2,  p.  507). 

From  June  2,  1807,  until  October  24,  1808,  all  records  of  the 
board  have  disappeared.  Whether  Woodward  acted  as  a  com- 
mittee during  all  that  time  is  not  shown  in  any  papers  so  far  dis- 
covered. During  this  time  a  quarrel  arose  between  Hull  and  Gris- 
wold.  In  order  to  avoid  the  enmity  of  either.  Woodward  took 
up  his  residence  at  River  Raisin.  From  here  he  wrote  on  March 
8,  1808,  that  he  had  had  no  intercourse  with  the  secretary  for  six- 
teen months  and  with  Hull  for  eight  months.  He  considered 
Griswold's  actions  malicious  intrigues  against  Hull  with  the  intent 
to  injure  that  gentleman's  reputation.  A  few  days  later  came  the 
news  of  Hull's  reappointment  as  governor  of  Michigan  Territory. 


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Griswold  was  soon  replaced  by  Reuben  Atwater  and  peace  was 
restored.  On  October  24,  1808,  the  land  board  resumed  its  meet- 
ings and  continued  as  in  the  following  record. 


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JOURNAL^ 

of  the  proceedings  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  Michigan,  act- 
ing as  commissioners  under  an  act  of  congress  entitled,  "an  act^ 
to  provide  for  the  adjustment  of  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of 
Detroit  and  Territory  of  Michigan  and  for  other  purposes," 
approved  on  the  21st  day  of  April,  1806. 


On  Monday,  the  24th  October,  1808,  the  governor  and  judges^ 
met  as  commissioners  under  the  act  of  congress  entitled,  "an  act 
to  provide  for  the  adjustment  of  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of 
Detroit  and  Territory  of  Michigan,  and  for  other  purposes." 
Present :  Gov.  William  Hull  and  Judge  Witherell,  and  there  being 
no  quorum,  they  adjourned  until  tomorrow  at  nine  of  the  clock 
in  the  forenoon. 

On  Tuesday,  the  25th  October,  1808,  the  governor  and  judges 
met  as  commissioners.  Present:  Gov.  William  Hull,  John  Grif- 
fin and  James  Witherell,  judges. 

On  motion  of  the  governor  for  the  appointment  of  a  presi- 
dent, the  commissioners  proceeded  to  make  an  appointment, 
whereupon  Judge  Witherell  was  called  to  the  chair.  Joseph  Wat- 
son was  appointed  secretary  to  the  commissioners. 

On  motion  of  Governor  Hull :  Resolved,  that  the  secretarv*  be 
furnished,  at  the  expense  of  the  commissioners,  with  a  blank- 
book  for  the  purpose  of  recording  their  proceedings. 

Dr.  William  Brown^  offered  four  deeds  signed  by  Governor 
Hull  and  Judge  Woodward-'  (pursuant  to  the  agreement  made 
by  Gov.  William  Hull  and  Judge  Woodward  as  a  committee  dur- 
ing  the  recess  of  the  session  of  the  board  of  commissioners)  for 
the  signature  of  a  third  commissioner.  The  deeds  are  for: 
lot  46,  section  7,  and  lots  7  and  8,  section  1     )        ,    ,  ,. 

"     7,       "        1,    "     "  59    "    60,     "  3     |-and  the  expediency 

of  signing  the  said  four  deeds,  which  being  taken  into  considera- 
tion, was  ordered  to  be  postponed  for  further  consideration. 

On  motion  of  Judge  Griffin :  Resolved,  that  Governor  Hull  be 
appointed  a  committee  to  confer  with  Mr.  Thomas  Smith"  of 
Upper  Canada,  to  know  on  what  terms  he  will  undertake  the  sur- 
veying of  the  Town  of  Detroit,  and  that  the  committee  be  author- 


Numbers  refer  to  notes  in  the  Appendix. 


12         GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

ized  to  offer  to  compensate  the  said  Smith  in  land  in  the  City  of 
Detroit,  or  out  of  the  10,000  acres  adjacent  thereto. 

The  apphcation  of  George  Meldrum®  respecting  ground  cut 
off  by  streets,  together  with  the  preparation  of  his  deeds,  which 
apphcation  was  ordered  to  be  referred  to  a  committee,  which 
committee  was  ordered  to  consist  of  one,  and  Governor  Hull  was 
ordered  to  be  said  committee. 

And  then  the  commissioners  adjourned  until  tomorrow  at  ten 
of  the  clock  in  the  forenoon. 

On  Wednesday,  the  26th  October,  the  commissioners,  not  hav- 
ing come  together,  the  secretary  adjourned  the  board  until  tomor- 
row at  ten  o'clock  in  the  forenoon. 

On  Thursday,  the  27th  October,  the  commissioners  met  pur- 
suant to  adjournment.  Present:  Gov.  William  Hull;  John  Griffin 
and  James  Witherell,  judges. 

Dr.  William  Brown's  case,  which  was  postponed  on  the  25th 

October,  was  taken  up,  and  thereupon  the  following  deeds  were 

signed  to  him,  viz. : 

For  lots     7  and     8,  section  1     )        ,  r      ,      .«  •       ~ 

-       -     59  and  60,        "        3     [  ^"d  for  lot  46,  section  7. 

The  committee  to  whom  the  application  of  George  Meldrum 
was  referred  made  a  report,  which  report  was  agreed  to  by  the 
commissioners,  and  thereupon  ordered  that  the  secretary  do  pre- 
pare deeds  in  pursuance  thereto. 

On  motion  of  Governor  Hull :  Resolved,  that  there  shall  be 
granted  to  George  Meldrum  two  lots  of  five  thousand  feet  each, 
fronting  on  the  water  street  opposite  to  the  rear  of  his  ground  in 
the  City  of  Detroit,  in  full  satisfaction  of  two  pieces  of  ground 
belonging  to  the  said  Meldrum,  containing  six  thousand,  three 
hundred  and  eleven  feet  and  a  half,  which  proposition  the  said 
Meldrum  has  agreed  to,  provided  the  said  two  lots  have  not  been 
assigned  to  any  other  person  by  the  commissioners,  which  reso- 
lution was  passed. 

On  motion  of  Governor  Hull :  Resolved,  that  the  provisions 
in  the  resolution  of  the  24th  of  May,  1807,  referring  to  a  resolu- 
tion of  the  7th  of  May,  allowing  sixty  days  for  the  payment  or 
satisfying  the  consideration,  be  extended  to  the  first  of  January, 
1809,  which  resolution  was  passed  unanimously. 

On  motion  of  Governor  Hull :  Resolved  unanimously,  that 
persons  having  built  on  lots,  and  others  having  purchased  lots, 


Gov.  William  Hull's  Plan  of  Detroit  in  1809,  to  Show 

Military  Reservation 


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PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  13 

which  have  been  elected  donation  lots,  by  persons  entitled  to  the 
same,  shall  be  entitled  to  deeds,  on  paying  the  consideration  with 
interest  from  the  1st  January  last  to  such  donees  as  have  elected 
them,  such  donees  executing  a  certificate  that  they  have  received 
their  donations,  according  to  the  act  of  congress,  which  resolution 
was  passed. 

On  motion  of  Judge  Griffin:  Resolved,  that  the  president  of 
the  board  of  commissioners,  be  authorized  to  write  to  the  secre- 
tary of  war^  in  the  name  of  the  members  of  the  board,  requesting 
that  the  military  reserve"  might  be  designated,  as  the  members  of 
the  board  conceive  that  they  cannot  proceed  with  safety  to  dis- 
charge their  duties  under  the  act  of  congress  of  the  21st  April, 
1806,  without  such  selection  being  made,  which  resolution  was 
passed. 

A  deed  for  lot  100,  section  2,  was  ordered  to  be  made  out  to 
Robert  Smart,^^  on  his  filing  Robert  Fleming's^^  receipt  for  a 
donation. 

The  sergeant-at-arms"  was  ordered  to  purchase  a  load  of 
wood  on  the  credit  of  this  board,  payable  in  thirty  days  from  this 
date. 

And  the  commissioners  adjourned  until  the  29th  instant  at 
nine  o'clock  a.  m. 

On  Saturday,  the  29th  October,  1808,  the  secretary  received 
an  order  from  the  majority  of  the  commissioners  to  adjourn  the 
board  to  Monday,  the  7th  November,  1808,  at  nine  o'clock  in  the 
forenoon. 

On  Monday  the  7th  November,  1808,  no  board.  • 
On  Tuesday  the  8th  November,  1808,  no  board. 
On  Wednesday  the  9th  November,  1808,  no  board. 
On  Thursday  the  10th  November,  1808,  the  commissioners 
met  at  eleven  o'clock  in  the  forenoon.     Present :  Gov.  William 
Hull,  John  Griffin  and  James  Witherell,  judges,  and  there  being 
no  business  before  the  board,  the  commissioners  adjourned  until 
tomorrow  at  nine  o'clock  in  the  forenoon. 

On  Friday,  tlie  11  th  November,  1808,  the  commissioners  met 
pursuant  to  adjournment.  Present :  Gov.  William  Hull ;  John 
Griffin  and  James  Witherell,  judges. 

Solomon  Sibley,^*  Esquire,  presented  a  petition  praying  that 
a  deed  be  made  out  for  lot  No.  1,  section  1,  to  the  heirs  of  the 
late  William  Macomb,^^  which  petition  being  considered  there- 


14         GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

upon  lot  No.  1  in  section  No.  1  was  confirmed  to  the  said  heirs  as 
a  donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  James  Henry/*'  Esq.,  for  a  certain 
parcel  of  ground  bounded  in  front  by  the  grand  parade,  and  con- 
taining 17,160  square  feet. 

On  Saturday,  the  12th  November,  1808,  the  commissioners 
not  having  come  together,  the  secretary,  pursuant  to  directions, 
adjourned  the  board  to  Monday  next  at  nine  o'clock  in  the  fore- 
noon. 

On  Monday,  the  14th  November,  1808,  the  commissioners  not 
having  met,  the  secretary,  pursuant  to  directions,  adjourned  the 
board  to  tomorrow,  at  nine  o'clock  in  the  forenoon. 

On  Tuesday,  the  15th  November,  1808,  the  commissioners  not 
having  met,  the  secretary,  pursuant  to  directions,  adjourned  the 
board  to  tomorrow  at  nine  o'clock  in  the  forenoon. 

On  Wednesday,  the  16th  November,  1808,  the  commissioners 
not  having  met,  the  secretary  adjourned  the  board  to  tomorrow 
at  nine  o'clock  in  the  forenoon. 

On  Thursday,  the  17th  November,  1808,  a  majority  of  the 
commissioners  met  pursuant  to  adjournment.  Present :  Gover- 
nor Hull  and  Judge  Griffin ;  and  there  being  no  quorum,  they 
adjourned  to  Monday,  the  21st  November,  1808,  at  nine  o'clock 
in  the  forenoon. 

On  Monday,  the  21st  November,  1808,  the  commissioners  met 
pursuant  to  adjournment.  Present :  Governor  Hull ;  John 
Griffin  and  James  Witherell,  judges. 

John  Baldwin^''  filed  his  claim  to  lot  63,  section  2,  which 
being  considered,  thereupon  ordered  that  the  claimant  cause  the 
same  to  be  surveyed,  and  a  certificate  thereof  to  be  returned  to 
the  secretary  of  the  comimissioners. 

James  McCloskey,^*  Esquire,  surveyor,  offered  a  sketch  of  a 
plan  laid  out  at  right  angles ;  and  thereupon  Governor  Hull  pro- 
posed that  Mr.  McCloskey  be  requested  to  complete  a  plan  of  the 
Town  of  Detroit  pursuant  to  such  sketch,  which  the  commis- 
sioners agreed  to,  Judge  Griffin  dissenting  thereto. 

And  then  the  commissioners  adjourned  to  Monday  next,  the 
28th  instant,  at  nine  o'clock  in  the  forenoon. 

On  Monday,  the  28th  November,  1808,  the  commissioners 
met  at  nine  in  the  forenoon,  pursuant  to  adjournment.  Present : 
Governor  Hull ;  John  Griffin  and  James  Witherell,  judges. 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  15 

Governor  Hull  offered  an  order  directing  the  surveyor  to 
survey  the  lands  granted  by  congress  to  this  Territory,  for  the 
purpose  of  building  a  jail  and  court  house,^®  which  order  being 
taken  into  consideration,  was  postponed  to  Thursday  next. 

Governor  Hull  proposed  the  following  order:  Ordered,  that 
all  official  reports  of  the  governor  and  judges,  as  commissioners 
under  the  act  of  congress  of  the  21st  of  April,  1806,  entitled,  "An 
act  to  provide  for  the  adjustment  of  titles  of  lands,  in  the  Town 
of  Detroit,  and  the  Territory  of  Michigan,  and  for  other  pur- 
poses" shall  be  signed  by  the  presiding  officer  thereof,  and  at- 
tested by  the  person  acting  as  secretary  to  the  governor  and 
judges  in  their  capacity  as  commissioners  aforesaid,  any  practice 
to  the  contrary,  heretofore,  notwithstanding,  which  order  passed 
unanimously. 

Governor  Hull  offered  the  following  order :  Ordered,  that 
all  monies  paid  for  lots,  which  have  been  assigned  as  donation 
lots,^°  shall  be  retained  by  the  secretary  of  the  board  of  commis- 
sioners subject  to  the  orders  of  the  board,  which  order  was 
passed. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  John  McComb,  William  McComb,  and 
David  McComb,  as  heirs  of  William  McComb,  deceased,  for  lot 
No.  1,  section  1,  as  a  donation  lot. 

A  petition  was  filed  by  the  widow  Girardin,-^  claiming  lot  51, 
section  3,  as  a  donation  lot,  and  Richard  Smith'^  also  filed  a 
petition  for  the  same  lot  as  a  donation  lot  for  his  wife,  whereupon 
the  commissioners  confirmed  the  said  lot  to  the  widow  Girardin, 
Richard  Smith  being,  however,  entitled  to.  the  deed  therefore, 
provided  he  pays  to  the  said  widow  Girardin  on  or  before  the  1st 
day  of  January,  1809,  at  the  rate  of  two  cents  per  foot,  for  each 
square  foot  of  ground  therein  contained. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Mary  Abbott,^^  for  lot  No.  2,  section  1, 
as  a  donation  lot. 

Jean  Lagard'*  filed  a  notice,  claiming  lot  66,  section  1,  as 
his  donation  lot,  and  it  appearing  to  the  commissioners  that  Mrs. 
Sibley^''  has  located  on  the  same  as  her  donation,  thereupon 
ordered  that  the  same  be  granted  to  Mrs.  Sibley  as  her  donation 
lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Robert  Smart,  for  lot  100,  section  2,  and 
ordered  to  be  delivered  the  said  Smart  on  his  filing  Robert 
Fleming's  receipt  for  a  donation  lot. 


16         GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

A  deed  was  signed  to  George  Meldrum  for  a  certain  parcel 
of  ground  situate  in  the  siiip  yard,  containing  17,037  square  feet. 

And  then  the  commissioners  adjourned  to  Wednesday  at  nine 
o'clock  in  the  forenoon. 

On  Wednesday  the  30th  November,  1808,  the  commissioners 
met  pursuant  to  adjournment.  Present:  Governor  Hull  and 
Judge  Griffin ;  and  there  being  no  quorum  adjourned  until  to- 
morrow at  ten  o'clock  in  the  forenoon. 

On  Thursday  the  1st  December,  1808,  the  commissioners  met 
pursuant  to  adjournment.  Present:  Governor  Hull;  John  Griffin 
and  James  Witherell,  judges. 

On  motion  of  Governor  Hull :  Ordered,  that  persons  who 
have  purchased  lots  in  the  City  of  Detroit,  which  have  been 
elected  as  donation  lots,  and  the  donee  is  to  receive  the  considera- 
tion, instead  of  the  lot  shall  pay  the  consideration  to  the  secretary 
of  the  board,  previous  to  receiving  their  deeds,  or  produce  a 
receipt  from  the  donee  previous  to  receiving  the  same. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Jean  Baptiste  Durette,-®  for  lot  11,  sec- 
tion 4,  he  having  paid  to  the  commissioners  $100,  which  sum  is 
to  be  paid  to  Mathew  Donovan^'  on  his  filing  a  receipt  for  his 
donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  George  Meldrum  for  a  certain  parcel  of 
ground  situate  in  the  old  Town  of  Detroit  near  the  Merchants' 
wharf, ^^  containing  7,150  square  feet. 

And  then  the  commissioners  adjourned  until  tomorrow  at  ten 
o'clock  in  the  forenoon. 

On  Friday  the  2d  December,  1808,  the  commissioners  not  hav- 
ing met,  the  secretary,  agreeable  to  direction,  adjourned  the  board 
to  tomorrow  at  ten  o'clock  in  the  forenoon. 

On  Saturday  the  3d  December,  1808,  the  commissioners  met 
pursuant  to  adjournment.  Present :  Governor  Hull ;  John  Griffin 
and  James  Witherell,  judges ;  and  there  being  no  business,  ad- 
journed to  Monday  at  ten  o'clock  in  the  forenoon. 

On  Monday  the  5th  December,  1808,  the  commissioners  not 
having  met,  the  secretary,  pursuant  to  directions,  adjourned  the 
board  to  tomorrow  at  nine  o'clock  in  the  forenoon. 

On  Tuesday  the  6th  December,  1808,  the  commissioners  not 
having  come  together,  the  secretary,  pursuant  to  directions,  ad- 
journed the  board  to  tomorrow  at  nine  o'clock  in  the  forenoon.  . 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    EAND    BOARD  .    17 

On  Wednesday,  the  7th  December,  1808,  the  commissioners 
not  having  met,  the  secretary,  pursuant  to  directions,  adjourned 
the  board  to  tomorrow  at  nine  o'clock  in  the  forenoon. 

On  Thursday  the  8th  December,  1808,  the  commissioners  not 
having  met  pursuant  to  adjournment,  the  secretary,  agreeable 
to  directions,  adjourned  the  board  to  tomorrow  at  nine  in  the 
forenoon. 

On  Friday  the  9th  December,  1808,  the  commissioners  not 
having  come  together,  the  secretary,  in  conformity  to  directions,, 
adjourned  the  board  to  tomorrow  at  nine  in  the  forenoon. 

On  Saturday  the  10th  December,  1808,  the  commissioners  not 
having  convened,  the  secretary,  pursuant  to  directions,  adjourned 
the  board  to  Monday  at  nine  o'clock  in  the  forenoon. 

On  Monday  the  12th  December,  1808,  the  commissioners  not 
having  met,  the  secretary  adjourned  the  board  to  tomorrow  at 
nine  o'clock  in  the  forenoon. 

On  Tuesday  the  13th  December,  1808,  the  commissioners  not 
having  met,  the  secretary  adjourned  the  board  to  tomorrow  at 
nine  o'clock  in  the  forenoon. 

On  Wednesday  the  14th  December,  1808,  the  commissioners 
met  at  eleven  o'clock  in  the  forenoon.  Present :  Governor  Hull' 
John  Griffin  and  James  Witherell,  judges. 

The  order  directing  a  survey  of  the  lands  granted  by  congress 
to  this  Territory  was  taken  into  consideration,  and  was  passed  in 
the  words  following: 

Ordered,  that  Mr.  McCroskey-"  be  requested  to  survey  the 
lands  granted  by  congress  to  this  Territory,  for  the  purpose  of 
building  a  jail  and  court-house,  and  that  he  commence  his  survey 
northwest  of  the  street,^^  which  runs  thro'  the  Grand  Circus,, 
parallel  with  the  main  street ;  that  he  shall  there  begin  with  lots- 
of  five  acres,  and  increase  the  size  of  the  lots  as  he  proceeds,  that 
he  shall  observe  such  directions,  as  he  shall  receive  from  time  to- 
time,  from  the  commissioners,  or  a  majority  of  them,  and  that 
he  be  entitled  to  the  same  compensation,  as  is  allowed  by  con- 
gress to  the  surveyor  of  the  United  States  for  surveying  the 
public  lands  of  the  United  States,  and  that  he  receive  his  com- 
pensation in  the  proceeds  of  the  ten  thousand  acres  .granted  brr 
congress  as  aforesaid. 


18         GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

The  secretary  filed  Mathew  Donavan's  certificate  stating  he 
is  satisfied  for  his  donation  lot  under  the  act  of  congress  of  the 
21st  April,  1806. 

The  accounts  of  Elijah  Brush^^  as  treasurer  of  the  Detroit 
Fund^^  together  with  a  communication  were  presented  and  re- 
ferred to  a  committee  with  instructions  to  inquire  into  the  cor- 
rectness thereof,  and  make  report  thereon;  and  Governor  Hull 
was  ordered  to  be  said  committee;  on  the  subject  of  the  com- 
munication, the  following  order  was  entered  into :  Ordered,  that 
the  demands  due  from  the  Detroit  Fund  shall  be  provided  for  as 
speedily  as  practicable,  and  discharged  by  the  first  monies  which 
shall  be  paid  into  its  treasury. 

The  commissioners  proceed  to  appoint  a  treasurer  of  the 
Detroit  Fund  by  ballot,  and  Elijah  Brush,  Esquire,  was  appointed. 

Henry  Hudson^^  filed  an  application  for  lot  70,  section  4,  as 
his  donation  lot,  which  application  being  taken  into  consideration, 
was  postponed  for  further  consideration. 

The  application  of  John  Conner^'*  and  Mrs.  Urcelle  Cado- 
rette^'  for  lot  65,  section  2,  which  lot  has  been  enclosed  by  John 
Gentle,^®  were  severally  taken  into  consideration,  and  thereupon 
ordered,  first,  that  John  Gentle  is  not  entitled  to  a  donation  lot ; 
and  second,  that  a  deed  be  signed  to  Urcelle  Cadorette  for  said 
lot. 

The  application  of  John  Lagard  and  Mrs.  Sarah  Abbott,^^ 
for  lot  57,  section  3,  being  taken  into  consideration,  thereupon 
ordered  that  the  said  lot  be  confirmed  to  said  John  Lagard,  the 
aforesaid  Mrs.  Abbott,  however,  being  entitled  to  the  deed  for 
said  lot  provided  she  files  with  the  secretary  a  receipt  of  said 
iagard  for  his  donation  lot. 

John  Baldwin,  pursuant  to  the  order  of  the  21st  November, 
1808,  filed  a  certificate  with  the  secretary  of  lot  63,  section  2, 
.and  thereupon  a  deed  was  signed  to  him. 

On  motion  of  Governor  Hull :  Ordered,  that  the  surveyor 
~he  directed  to  draft  a  plat  of  each  of  the  sections  of  the  City  of 
Detroit,  and  together  with  the  secretary  shall  affix  on  each  lot 
the  name  of  the  person  who  claims  it,  and  that  whenever  a  deed 
be  signed  to  any  person,  the  secretary  do  affix  the  name  of  such 
person  on  the  lot  so  granted. 

A  deed. was  signed  to  Urcelle  Cadorette  for  lot  65,  section  2, 
as  her  donation  lot. 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAXD    BOARD  19 

And  then  the  commissioners  adjourned  to  tomorrow  at  ten 
o'clock  in  the  forenoon. 

On  Thursday  the  15th  December,  1808,  the  commissioners 
met  pursuant  to  their  adjournment.  Present:  Governor  Hull; 
John  Griffin  and  James  Witherell,  judges. 

On  motion  of  the  governor,  the  following  extract  of  a  letter 
from  the  secretary  of  war  was  ordered  to  be  entered  on  the 
journals : 

War  Department, 

November  22d,  1808. 
Sir: 

I  have  received  your  excellency's  letters  of  the  18th,  25th 
and  28th  instant.  I  had  presumed  that  the  military  lands  had  been 
so  designated  at  this  office,  in  presence  of  Judge  Woodward,  as  to 
have  obviated  any  difficulties  on  that  account,  in  your  carrying 
into  effect  the  law  alluded  to  in  yours  of  the  28th. 
And  am  very  respectfully, 

Your  excellency's  obedient  servant, 

H.  Dearborn. 
His  Excellency 

\Villiam  Hull. 

On  motion  of  Judge  Witherell:  Ordered,  that  the  order 
entered  into  on  the  1st  December,  1808,  on  the  subject  of  the  con- 
sideration being  paid  to  the  secretary  be  rescinded,  and  in  future 
in  like  cases  the  secretary  shall  give  a  certificate  directed  to  the 
treasurer  of  the  Detroit  fund  stating  the  sum  to  be  paid,  and  on 
the  grantee's  exhibiting  the  receipt  of  the  treasurer  for  such  sum, 
he  shall  deliver  him  this  deed. 

On  motion  of  Governor  Hull :  Ordered,  that  the  marshaP" 
be  directed  to  dispose  of  the  pumps,  stone  and  other  articles  which 
have  heretofore  been  furnished  for  the  wells  on  the  commons, 
and  to  make  due  return  of  the  proceeds  to  the  commissioners. 

Ordered,  that  the  attorney-generaP"  of  this  Territory  be  re- 
quested to  lay  before  this  board  in  writing  his  opinion  in  whom 
the  fee  of  the  lots  now  is  in  the  City  of  Detroit  which  were  deeded 
by  the  governor  and  judges  of  this  Territory  as  commissioners 
under  the  act  of  congress  the  21st  April,  1806,  to  the  president, 
directors  and  company  of  the  Detroit  Bank.*" 

Isaac  Jones, ^^  legal  assignee  of  John  Lane,  filed  his  applica- 
tion for  lot  97,  section  2,  which  being  taken  into  consideration, 


20         GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

thereupon  ordered  that  he  cause  the  same  to  be  surveyed  and  a 
certificate  thereof  to  be  returned  to  the  secretary. 

David  Stone*^  filed  his  appHcation  for  lot  98,  section  2,  and 
on  consideration  thereof,  ordered  that  he  cause  the  same  to  be 
surveyed  and  a  certificate  thereof  to  be  returned  to  the  secretary. 

Ordered,  that  a  deed  be  granted  to  Mr.  Denoyer*''  of  the  lot  in 
the  City  of  Detroit  on  which  he  has  built  his  house,  in  considera- 
tion of  his  releasing  his  right  to  his  lot  which  falls  in  the  street 
in  the  old  town,  and  in  consideration  of  his  donation  lot,  which 
Mr.  Denoyer  has  agreed  to.  This  order  agreed  to  by  Pierre 
Desnoyer. 

And  then  a  deed  for  lot  53,  section  8,  was  ordered  to  be  issued 
to  Alice  Wilkinson.** 

A  deed  for  lot  79,  section  6,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to  Jacob 
Nado.*^ 

A  deed  for  lot  70,  section  4,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to  Henry 
Hudson. 

A  deed  for  lot  26,  section  7,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to  Mrs. 
James  Abbott. 

A  deed  for  lot  3,  section  8,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to  Mrs. 
Denoyer. 

A  deed  for  lot  23,  section  7,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to  Mrs. 
Frerot.*« 

A  deed  for  lot  84,  section  7,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to  Rich- 
ard H.  Jones.*^ 

A  deed  for  lot  32,  section  7,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to  Mrs. 
Lafoy.*8 

A  deed  for  lot  50,  section  2,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to  Mrs. 
Mette.*'' 

A  deed  for  lot  24,  section  7,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to  Pomp, 
a  negro  man.^** 

A  deed  for  lot  98,  section  2,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to  David 
Stone. 

A  deed  for  lot  71,  section  1,  was  applied  for  by  Mrs.  Cook.^'- 
And'  then  the  commissioners  adjourned  until  Saturday  at  ten 
o'clock  in  the  forenoon. 

On  Saturday  the  17th  Decerhber,  1808,  the  commissioners  met 
pursuant  to  their  adjournment.  Present :  Governor  Hull ;  John 
Griffin  and  James  Witherell,  judges. 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  21 

And  then  a  deed  for  lot  103,  section  2,  was  ordered  to  be 
issued  to  John  Bently.^- 

A  deed  for  lot  59,  section  2,  was  ordered  to  be*  issued  to 
Augustin  Longdon.^^ 

A  deed  for  lot  60,  section  2,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to 
Archibald  Horner.^* 

Charles  Poupard,^^  alias  Lafleur,  applied  for  a  donation  lot, 
whereupon  the  said  Poupard  was  decided  to  be  entitled  to  a  dona- 
tion lot. 

And  then  a  deed  for  lot  57,  section  4,  was  ordered  to  be  issued 
to  John  Kinsey.^*^ 

A  deed  for  lot  60,  section  4,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to  Mrs. 
Provincal.^' 

A  deed  for  lot  30,  section  8,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to  Mrs. 
Louis  Peltier. ^^ 

A  deed  for  lot  37,  section  6,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to  Anne 
Provincal.^" 

A  deed  for  lot  44,  section  7,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to 
Antoine  Peltier.®" 

A  deed  for  lot  76,  section  7,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to  James 
Provincal.''^ 

A  deed  for  lot  31,  section  7,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to  Mrs. 
Monnet.«- 

A  deed  for  lot  74,  section  8,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to  Mrs. 
McClain.'^^ 

A  deed  for  lot  67,  section  2,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to  C. 
McNiff.«* 

A  deed  for  lot  39,  section  7,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to  John 
Meldrum.'^^ 

A  deed  for  lot  5.0,  section  7,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to  Eliza- 
beth McBride. 

A  deed  for  lot  37,  section  8,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to 
Michel  Mayet. 

A  deed  for  lot  82,  section  6,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to  Mrs. 
Nowlan."® 

A  deed  for  lot  39,  section  6,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to 
Isidore  Peltier.®'^ 

A  deed  for  lot  75,  section  7,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to  Cecilia 
Reneau.®* 


22         GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

A  deed  for  lot  77,  section  7,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to 
Renette  Reneau.®^ 

A  deed  for  lot  68,  section  8,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to  Mrs. 
Robinson.*'^ 

A  deed  for  lot  36,  section  8,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to  Mrs. 
Scott.^° 

A  deed  for  lot  33,  section  7,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to  Mrs. 
Smyth.^^ 

A  deed  for  lot  80,  section  6,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to  Mrs. 
Thibault.^2 

A  deed  for  lot  92,  section  1,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to  Louis 
Thibault,  Jr.^^* 

A  deed  for  lot  52,  section  6,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to 
Ephraim  Town. 

A  deed  for  lot  51,  section  6,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to  Sarah 
Town. 

A  deed  for  lot  50,  section  8,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to  Jos. 
Voyer,  Jr.'^* 

A  deed  for  lot  32,  section  8,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to  Mrs. 
Voyer. 

A  deed  for  lot  34,  section  8,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to  Mrs. 
Varnet.^^ 

A  deed  for  lot  56,  section  2,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to  Mrs. 
Watson.'^^ 

A  deed  for  lot  41,  section  8,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to  Mrs. 
Welch." 

A  deed  for  lot  42,  section  8,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to 
Margt.  Welch.'^ 

A  deed  for  lot  27,  section  8,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to 
William  Watson.''^ 

A  deed  for  lot  54,  section  6,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to 
Morice  Willermy.*" 

A  deed  for  lot  46,  section  8,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to 
Samuel  Watts. 

And  then  the  commissioners  adjourned  to  Monday,  the  19th 
December,  1808,  at  ten  o'clock  in  the  forenoon. 

On  Monday,  the  19th  December,  1808,  the  commissioners  met 
pursuant  to  adjounment.  Present:  Governor  Hull;  John  Griffin 
and  James  Witherell,  judges. 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  23 

And  then  a  deed  for  lot  45,  section  6,  was  ordered  to  be  issued 
to  Mrs.  Harvey. -^ 

And  the  undivided  half  of  lots  1  and  2,  section  4,  were  ordered 
to  be  deeded  to  J.  Henry. 

On  motion  of  Governor  Hull :  Ordered,  that  lot  No.  3,  in 
section  No.  4,  be  granted  to  John  Harvey^^  as  his  donation  lot ; 
that  lot  No.  4,  in  section  No.  4,  be  granted  to  him,  he  paying  Mr. 
Thibault  the  consideration ;  that  lot  No.  GO  in  section  No.  4  be 
granted  to  him,  he  paying  Mrs.  Provincal  the  consideration ;  that 
he  relinquish  his  right  to  lot  No.  2,  in  section  No.  4,  for  which  he 
now  has  a  deed  by  mistake ;  and  thereupon,  John  Harvey  pre- 
sented Mrs.  Provincal's  receipt  for  the  consideration,  and  did  also 
relinquish  all  his  claim  to  lot  No.  2,  section  4,  and  delivered  the 
deed  which  was  given  him  heretofore  by  mistake ;  whereupon 
deeds  were  ordered  to  be  issued  to  John  Harvey  for  lots  No.  3 
and  60,  section  No.  4. 

And  then  a  deed  for  lot  31,  section  8,  was  ordered  to  be  issued 
to  Peter  Chatron.®^ 

A  deed  for  lot  45,  section  8,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to  Mrs. 
Audrain.*** 

A  deed  for  lot  28,  section  8,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to  John 
Anderson.®^ 

A  deed  for  lot  46,  section  6,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to  Louis 
Benjamin.^® 

A  deed  for  lot  71,  section  8,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to  Bap- 
tiste  Allard." 

A  deed  for  lot  81,  section  7,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to  Pere- 
grine Bantrim.®^ 

A  deed  for  lot  83  section  7,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to  Mrs. 
Cloutier.^" 

A  deed  for  lot  93,  section  1,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to 
Dennis  Campau.°° 

A  deed  for  lot  94,  section  1,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to  Tous- 
saint  Campau.°° 

A  deed  for  lot  6,  section  8,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to  Mrs. 
Conner.^^ 

A  deed  for  lot  34,  section  7,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to  Mrs. 
Curry.°2 

A  deed  for  lot  50,  section  8,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to  Capt. 
Peter  Curry. 


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24         GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

A  deed  for  lot  42,  section  6,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to  Miss 
Cote. 

A  deed  for  lot  82,  section  7,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to 
Prisque  Cote."* 

A  deed  for  lot  80,  section  7,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to  Bazile 
Crequi.'-*^ 

A  deed  for  lot  37,  section  7,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to 
Elizabeth  Cooper."*^ 

A  deed  for  lot  51,  section  8,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to  Joseph 
Cote.^^ 

A  deed  for  lot  48,  section  1,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to  Mrs. 
Dodemead.'*^ 

A  deed  for  lot  54,  section  8,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to  Mrs. 
Dyson. **" 

A  deed  for  lot  44,  section  6,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  Michel 
Durocher.^"° 

A  deed  for  lot  43,  section  8,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to  Mrs. 
Donavan.^''^ 

A  deed  for  lot  77,  section  8,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to  Mary 
Donavan.^"^ 

A  deed  for  lot  76,  section  8,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to  Sarah 
Donavan.^°^ 

A  deed  for  lot  40,  section  8,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to 
Victoire  Fearson.^'^^ 

A  deed  for  lot  21,  section  7,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to 
Charles  Gouin,  Jr.^°^ 

A  deed  for  lot  67,  section  8,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to  Robert 
Glass.io* 

A  deed  for  lot  25,  section  8,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to 
Angelique  Godfroy.^^^ 

A  deed  for  lot  4,  section  8,'  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to  Mrs. 
Gobeye.^"*' 

A  deed  for  lot  49,  section  7,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to 
Magdelaine  Gobeye.^°® 

A  deed  for  lot  5,  section  8,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to  Charles 
Gobeye."*' 

A  deed  for  lot  55,  section  2,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to 
Francis  Gobeye,  Jr.^"^ 

A  deed  for  lot  48,  section  7,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to  Bap- 
tiste  Gobeye.^*"' 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  25 

A  deed  for  lot  43,  section  6,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to  Mrs. 
Hatch."^ 

A  deed  for  lot  1,  section  8,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to  Mrs. 
Hudson. 

A  deed  for  lot  45,  section  G,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to  Mrs. 
Harvey. 

A  deed  for  lot  79,  section  8,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to  Mrs. 
Hall.i^'^ 

A  deed  for  lot  75,  section  8,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to  Miss 
Hall."'^ 

A  deed  for  lot  52,  section  7,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to  Mrs. 
Elizabeth  Horner. 

A  deed  for  lot  103,  section  2,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to  John 
Bently. 

And  then  the  comjnissioners  adjourned  to  tomorrow  at  ten  of 
the  clock  in  the  forenoon. 

On  Tuesday,  the  20th  December,  1808,  the  commissioners  met 
pursuant  to  their  adjournment.  Present :  Governor  Hull ;  John 
Griffin  and  James  Witherell,  judges. 

A  deed  for  lot  57,  section  2,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to 
Nicholas  Varnier. 

A  deed  for  lot  64,  section  2,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to  John 
Dodemead,  Sr. 

A  deed  for  lot  66,  section  2,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to  James 
Dodemead. 

A  deed  for  lot  63,  section  4,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to  Jean 
Baptiste  Picquet.^**^ 

A  deed  for  lot  74,  section  1,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to  Mr. 
Lasselliere.^"^ 

A  deed  for  lot  68,  section  1,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to 
George  Smart."" 

A  deed  for  lot  38,  section  7,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to 
Zachariah  Battles."^ 

A  deed  for  lot  40,  section  7,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to 
Veronique  Crequi. 

A  deed  for  lot  29,  section  8,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to 
Charles  F.  Girardin.^^^ 

And  then  the  commissioners  adjourned  to  tomorrow  at  ten 
o'clock  in  the  forenoon. 


26         GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

On  Wednesday,  the  21st  December,  1808,  the  commissioners 
met  pursuant  to  their  adjournment.  Present:  Governor  Hull; 
John  Griffin  and  James  Witherell,  judges. 

And  then  a  deed  for  lot  51,  section  7,  was  ordered  to  be  issued 
to  Thomas  Carr."^ 

A  deed  for  lot  23,  section  8,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to  Mrs. 
Comparet.^^^ 

A  deed  for  lot  35,  section  8,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to 
Widow  Jane  Clark. 

A  deed  for  lot  28,  section  7,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to 
Francis  Clair. ^^^ 

A  deed  for  lot  46,  section  7,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to  Louis 
Ducheneau.^" 

A  deed  for  lot  47,  section  6,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to  Pierre 
Gallerneau.^^'' 

A  deed  for  lot  40,  section  6,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to  Lydia 
Hullibert."« 

A  deed  for  lot  81,  section  8,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to 
George  Wech.^^^ 

A  deed  for  lot  41,  section  7,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to 
Archibald  Lyons. ^^^ 

And  then  the  commissioners  adjourned  to  tomorrow  at  ten 
o'clock  in  the  forenoon. 

On  Thursday,  the  22d  December,  1808,  the  commissioners  met 
pursuant  to  their  adjournment.  Present :  Governor  Hull ;  John 
Griffin  and  James  Witherell,  judges. 

On  motion  of  Judge  Witherell :  Ordered,  that  the  treasurer 
of  the  Detroit  Fund  do  audit  all  accounts  and  demands  against 
said  fund  which  shall  be  presented  to  him,  and  shall  give  the 
claimant  a  certificate  of  the  sum  found  due,  signing  the  same  as 
treasurer,  which  certificate,  when  countersigned  by  the  president 
of  the  board  of  commissioners,  under  the  act  of  congress  of  the 
21st  of  April,  1806,  the  same  shall  be  received  by  said  treasurer 
in  payment  for  any  debts  due  to  the  said  treasury  at  the  nominal 
value  of  said  certificate. 

On  motion  of  the  governor :  Ordered,  that  deeds  be  granted 
to  Charles  Curry^^^  and  his  wife,  formerly  the  wife  of  Hugh 
Callaghan.^"  for  lot  1  in  the  third  section,  and  four  thousand  feet 
of  lot  four  in  the  same  section,  being  the  residue  of  said  lot,  one 
thousand  feet  of  which  has  been  deeded  to  Hugh  R.  Martin,^^^ 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  27 

he  paying  thirty  four  dollars  and  86/100  towards  satisfying  Mr. 
Louis  Lonion's^^*  for  his  donation  lot  before  the  1st  day  of 
January  next,  and  relinquishing  seven  thousand  two  hundred 
and  fifty-seven  feet  of  ground  in  the  old  town,  which  was  for- 
merly the  estate  of  Hugh  Callaghan. 

A  deed  for  lot  52,  section  2,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to  Mrs. 
Margaret  McNeal.^-^ 

A  deed  for  lot  30,  section  7,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to  Mrs. 
Julia  Legard/-" 

Pursuant  to  the  order  of  the  15th  December,  1808,  the  attor- 
ney-general returned  to  the  commissioners  his  legal  opinion  on 
the  question,  "in  whom  the  fee  of  the  lots  now  is  in  the  City  of 
Detroit,  which  were  deeded  by  the  governor  and  judges  as  com- 
missioners under  the  act  of  congress  of  the  21st  April,  ISOfi,  to 
the  president,  directors  and  company  of  the  Detroit  Bank,"  which 
opinion  was  ordered  to  be  entered  on  the  journals,  and  is  in  the 
words  following: 
Territory  of  Michigan: 

The  attorney-general  of  the  territory  hath  been  honoured  with 
the  receipt  of  a  question,  proposed  to  him  by  the  honorable,  the 
legislature  thereof,  which  if  he  were  to  answer  in  the  form  that  it 
is  presented,  without  anticipating  the  wishes  of  the  legislature, 
he  could  not  but  say  that  the  fee  of  these  lots  now  in  the  City  of 
Detroit  which  were  deeded  by  the  governor  and  judges  as  com- 
missioners under  the  act  of  congress  of  the  21st  of  April,  1806, 
to  the  president,  directors  and  company  of  the  Detroit  Bank  still 
remains  there ;  because  by  the  question  as  it  is  proposed,  it  is  not 
shown  that  there  ever  has  been  a  transfer  of  the  fee  by  the  said 
corporation,  or  that  the  said  corporation  hath  ever  been  by  any 
means  dissolved  or  that  it  has  forfeited  its  charter.  But,  antici- 
pating the  wishes  of  the  legislature  on  this  subject,  he  has  taken 
the  liberty  of  varying  the  question  and  reducing  it  to  such  form 
as  to  afiford  an  answer  to  the  case  as  it  really  is  at  the  present 
time. 

Question  :  The  governor  and  judges  of  Michigan,  on  the  19th 
day  of  September,  1806,  adopted  a  law  incorporating  a  bank  at 
Detroit  under  the  name  of  The  President,  Directors,  and  Com- 
pany of  the  Detroit  Bank  to  whom,  as  commisioners  under  the 
act  of  the  congress  of  the  United  States  of  the  21st  April.  1806, 
they  did  deed  in  fee  simple  absolute,  two  certain  lots  of  ground 


28         GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

in  the  City  of  Detroit,  subsequent  to  this  and  on  the  third  day  of 
March,  1807,  the  aforesaid  law  incorporating  the  Bank  of  Detroit 
aforesaid  was  negatived  by  congress  by  reason  whereof  the  said 
incorporation  became  dissolved;  the  question  then  is,  in  whom  is 
the  fee  of  these  lots  vested  that  were  thus  deeded  as  aforesaid  to 
the  corporation,  they  having  never  made  any  disposition  of  the 
same. 

Answer :  There  are  in  general  two  kinds  of  incorporations, 
aggregate  and  sole ;  created  either  by  the  common  law,  by  legisla- 
tive authority,  as  by  acts  of  parliament,  by  prescription  or  by 
charter.  To  a  corporation  created  by  any  of  the  foregoing  means, 
they  have  incident  to  them  certain  things,  and  that,  too,  without 
any  express  words  in  their  charter  to  authorize  them,  as  for 
example,  to  purchase  and  alien  lands,  to  sue  and  be  sued,  implead 
and  be  impleaded ;  so  likewise  are  they  liable  to  lose  their  cor- 
porate franchise  and  be  destroyed  in  a  variety  of  different  ways 
and  means,  as  for  example,  in  a  corporate  sole  by  a  reunion  with 
itself,  an  antecedent  corporate  right  granted  out.  So  likewise  in 
aggregate  corporations  by  surrender,  by  forfeiture,  and  last  by 
the  dissolution  of  its  corporate  franchise  by  legislative  authority 
which  Mr.  Blackstone  considers  as  boundless  in  its  operation. 

The  question,  then  what  is  to  become  of  the  lands  that  a  cor- 
poration thus  dissolved  were  seized  and  possessed  of  at  the  time 
of  its  dissolution ;  these  agreeable  to  the  common  law  of  England 
must  revert  to  the  grantor,  donor  or  their  heirs,  for  the  law  saith 
the  same  learned  authority,  doth  always  annex  a  condition  to 
every  such  grant ;  that  if  the  corporation  be  dissolved,  the  grantor 
shall  have  the  lands  again,  because  the  cause  of  the  grant  faileth, 
which  in  contemplation  of  law  is  only  supposed  to  be  made  during 
the  life  of  the  corporation  and  this  is  said  to  be  the  only  instance 
where  a  reversion  can  be  expected  on  a  grant  in  fee  simple  abso- 
lute. 

With  very  great  respect,  I  have  the  honor  to  be  the  legisla- 
ture's most  obedient  and  very  humble  servant, 

I  E.  Brush. 

To  the  Legislature  of         )      And    then    the    commissioners    ad- 
the  Michigan  Territory      \      journed  to  Friday  next  at  10  a.  m. 

On  Friday,  the  23rd  day  of  December,  1808,  the  commis- 
sioners met  pursuant  to  their  adjournment.  Present:  William 
Hull,  governor;  John  Griffin  and  James  Witherell,  judges. 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  2Q 

Ordered,  that  lot  No.  99,  section  2,  be  granted  to  the  wife  ot 
Augustin  Longdon  as  her  donation  lot,  and  that  the  said  Augustin 
Longdon  be  released  from  the  payment  agreeably  to  the  resolu- 
tions of  the  15th  of  April,  1807. 

And  then  the  commissioners  adjourned  to  tomorrow  at  ten 
o'clock  in  the  forenoon. 

On  Saturday,  the  24th  December,  1808,  the  commissioners 
met  pursuant  to  adjournment.  Present:  William  Hull,  governor; 
John  Griffin  and  James  Witherell,  judges. 

Lot  50,  section  1,  was  confirmed  to  Joseph  Wilkinson^-'  as  his 
donation  lot,  under  the  condition  that  if  any  person  has  pre- 
viously located  on  the  same  and  shall  between  this  and  the  signa- 
ture of  the  deed  prove  his  title  to  be  better  than  said  Wilkinson's^ 
he  is,  notwithstanding  this  confirmation,  to  be  entitled  to  the 
same. 

Lot  99,  section  2,  deed  ordered  to  Mrs.  Longdon  as  a  dona- 
tion lot. 

Lot  23,  section  8,  deed  ordered  to  Francois  Lepage^-^  as  a 
donation  lot. 

Lot  20,  section  8,  deed  ordered  to  Abner  P.  Ackley^-"  as  a 
donation  lot. 

Lot  51,  section  2,  deed  ordered  to  Catherine  Godfroy^^''  as  a 
donation  lot. 

Lot  104,  section  3,  deed  ordered  to  Peter  Bezeau^^^  as  a  dona- 
tion lot. 

Lot  48,  section  6,  deed  ordered  to  Monique  F.  Labadi^^-  as  a 
donation  lot. 

Lot  95,  section  2,  deed  ordered  to  Mrs.  GeeF^^  as  a  donation 
lot. 

And  then  the  commissioners  adjourned  to  Monday  next  at 
ten  o'clock  in  the  forenoon. 

On  Monday,  the  26th  December,  1808,  the  commissioners  met 
pursuant  to  their  adjournment.  Present :  W^illiam  Hull,  gov- 
ernor; John  Griffin  and  James  Witherell,  judges. 

Ordered,  that  the  lot  of  William  Allen^^*  and  part  of  Joseph 
Campau's  lot,  both  situate  in  the  old  town,  both  of  which  have 
been  relinquished  to  the  commissioners,  be  granted  to  Charles 
Poupard,  alias  Lafleur,  in  order  to  bring  him  up  to  the  main 
street,  and  which,  together  with  lot  96,  section  2,  is  in  full  satis- 
faction of  a  donation  lot  to  which  said  Poupard  is  entitled. 


30         GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

Ordered,  that  the  treasurer  be  and  he  hereby  is  authorized  to 
give  a  certificate  to  Robert  Abbott/''^'  Esq.,  payable  from  the 
Detroit  Fund  for  the  sum  of  $140,  which  the  said  Abbott  paid  at 
auction  for  the  lot  in  the  old  Town  of  Detroit,  which  formerly 
belonged  to  Mr.  Dodemead,  with  interest. 

Ordered,  that  in  consequence  of  an  agreement  with  Mr.  Mel- 
drum  and  Mr.  Campau  there  shall  be  granted  to  Mr.  Meldrum 
that  part  of  Mr.  Dodemead's  lot  which  lies  in  fronf  of  his,  the 
said  Meldrum's,  lot  up  to  the  main  street,  together  with  the  alley 
between  the  said  Meldrum  and  Dodemead's  lot,  as  far  as  the  said 
Meldrum's  lot  extends,  and  likewise  one-half  of  the  alley  between 
the  said  Meldrum's  and  Dodemead's  lot,  on  one  side,  and  the 
said  Campau's  on  the  other  side,  and  there  shall  likewise  be 
granted  to  the  said  Campau,  the  other  half  of  the  said  alley,  the 
said  Meldrum  relinquishing  six  thousand  three  hundred  and 
eleven  feet  of  ground  which  falls  into  the  new  street  and  the  said 
Campau  paying  thirty  dollars  for  the  one-half  of  the  said  alley. 

Lot  96,  section  ?,  deed  ordered  to  Charles  Lafleur  as  a  dona- 
tion lot. 

Lot  38,  section  6,  deed  ordered  to  Mrs.  Cook^^*'  as  a  donation 
lot. 

Lot  52,  section  1,  deed  ordered  to  Isaac  Day^^^  as  a  donation 
lot. 

Lot  70,  section  4,  deed  ordered  to  Henry  Hudson  as  a  dona- 
tion lot. 

Lot  53,  section  1,  deed  ordered  to  Mary  Day^^^  as  a  donation 
lot. 

Lot  37,  section  7,  deed  ordered  to  John  Dilhet^^*  as  a  donation 
lot. 

Lot  47,  section  7,  deed  ordered  to  Thomas  Coles^^"  as  a  dona- 
tion lot. 

Lot  72,  section  7,  deed  ordered  to  Albert  Hill""  as  a  donation 
lot. 

Lot  93,  section  2,  deed  ordered  to  James  McCloskey  as  a  dona- 
tion lot. 

Lot  38,  section  8,  deed  ordered  to  Benjamin  Chittenden"^  as 
a  donation  lot. 

T       ^^    /  Section  3,  ordered  to  David  McClain  in  lieu  of  old 
Lot  62    ) 

ground  and  for  his  donation  lot. 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  31 

An  then  the  commissioners  adjourned  to  Tuesday,  the  17th 
January  next,  at  ten  o'clock  in  the  forenoon. 

On  Tuesday,  the  17th  January,  1809,  the  commissioners  met 
pursuant  to  adjournment.  Present:  Wilham  Hull,  governor; 
John  Griffin  and  James  Witherell,  judges. 

Ordered,  that  a  certain  parcel  of  ground  lying  and  being  in 
the  City  of  Detroit,  commencing  three  hundred  and  eighty  feet 
from  the  corner  commonly  called  Curry's  corner  being  the  old 
ground  claimed  by  Jos.  Campau  be  confirmed  to  him ;  as  also  an 
additional  strip  of  ground  connected  therewith  and  now  the 
property  of  the  commissioners,  be  assigned  to  him  in  satisfaction 
of  his  donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Francois  Lepage  for  lot  23,  section  8,  as 
his  donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  John  Harvey  for  lot  3,  section  -1,  as  his 
donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  John  Bently  for  lot  103,  section  2,  as  his 
donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Joseph  Campau  for  lot  58,  section  3. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Joseph  Campau  for  a  parcel  of  ground. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Mrs.  Nancy  Geel  for  lot  95,  section  2,  as 
her  donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  David  McClain  for  lots  61  and  62,  sec- 
tion 3,  in  extinguishment  of  his  old  ground  for  his  donation  lot. 

Lot  45,  section  8,  deed  ordered  to  Robert  Munroe^"  as  a 
donation  lot. 

Lot  26,  section  8,  deed  ordered  to  John  Skeiggs"^  as  a  dona- 
tion lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Henry  Hudson  for  lot  70,  section  4,  as 
his  donation  lot. 

Francois  Gobeye  filed  an  account  for  improvements  made  on 
lot  8,  section  1,  which  lot  he  located  on,  and  has  since  been 
assigned  to  Dr.  William  Brown,  which  account  was  ordered  to 
lie  for  consideration. 

And  then  the  commissioners  adjourned  to  tomorrow  at  ten 
o'clock  in  the  forenoon 

On  Wednesday,  the  18th  January,  1809,  the  commissioners 
met  pursuant  to  adjournment.  Present :  William  Hull,  governor  ; 
John  Griffin  and  James  Witherell,  judges. 


32         GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

Governor  Hull  communicated  the  following  letter  from  the 
secretary  of  war: 

War  Department, 

November  26th,  1808. 
Sir: 

Since  my  last  to  your  excellency,  a  letter  has  been  received 
from  Colonel  Burbeck^**  relative  to  the  lands  to  be  reserved  at 
Detroit  for  the  military  department,  which  render  it  expedient 
for  me  to  request  that  you  will  join  with  him  in  making  definite 
arrangements  on  this  subject. 

I  am  very  respectfully,  sir. 
His  excellency  Your  obedient  servant, 

William  Hull.  H.  Dearborn.^'*^ 

Judge  Griffin  offered  to  the  consideration  of  the  board  a  rep- 
resentation of  Matthew  Donovan,  which  was  ordered  to  lie  for 
consideration. 

A  deed  for  lot  56,  section  2,  was  signed  to  Antoine  Nevue^** 
and  was  ordered  to  be  delivered  him  on  his  filing  Mrs.  John  W^at- 
son's  assignment  of  her  donation  lot. 

And  then  the  commissioners  adjourned  to  tomorrow  at  ten 
o'clock  in  the  forenoon. 

On  Thursday,  the  19th  January,  1809,  the  commissioners  met 
pursuant  to  adjournment.  Present:  William  Hull,  governor; 
John  Griffin  and  James  Witherell,  judges. 

Charles  F.  Girardin,  administrator  to  the  estate  of  the  late 
Jacques  Girardin,  attended  the  board  and  exhibited  an  estima- 
tion made  by  two  master  masons  of  the  value  of  a  certain  well 
and  a  certain  chimney  which  were  on  the  lot  of  the  estate  in  the 
old  town,  when  he  agreed  to  exchange  the  same  for  grounds  in 
the  new  town,  and  the  commissioners  having  examined  the  same, 
ordered  that  the  approbation  by  the  commissioners  of  such  esti- 
mation be  manifested  by  the  secretary's  signing  the  same,  and 
transmitting  it  to  the  treasurer  of  the  Detroit  Fund. 

On  motion  of  Governor  Hull :  Ordered,  that  a  deed  be  made 
to  Benjamin  Woodworth^^^  of  the  land  back  of  the  lot  granted  to 
Conrade  Seek"^  to  the  alley  and  running  southwesterly  to  a  line 
with  the  back  part  of  the  carpenter's  shop  for  the  Indian  Depart- 
ment, he  paying  at  the  rate  of  two  cents  a  foot  for  the  same. 

And  then  the  commissioners  adjourned  to  tomorrow  at  ten 
o'clock  in  the;  forenoon. 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  33 

On  Friday,  the  20th  January,  1809,  the  commissioners  met 
agreeable  to  adjournment.  Present:  William  Hull,  governor; 
John  Griffin  and  James  Witherell,  judges. 

A  petition  of  James  McCloskey  praying  for  compensation  for 
certain  services  rendered  as  surveyor,  was  presented  and  there- 
upon ordered  that  he  be  authorized  to  receive  the  sum  of  thirty 
dollars  from  Benjamin  Woodworth,  and  give  his  receipt  therefor,, 
which  receipt  shall  be  good  accounting  for  said  Woodworth  in 
his  settlement  for  a  certahi  parcel  of  ground  sold  him  yesterday. 

And  then  the  commissioners  adjourned  to  Wednesday  next 
at  ten  o'clock  in  the  forenoon. 

On  Wednesday,  the  25th  January,  1809,  the  commissioners 
met  agreeable  to  adjournment.  Present :  William  Hull,  governor ; 
John  Griffin  and  James  Witherell,  judges. 

Oliver  W.  Miller^^^  made  an  application  for  the  purchase  of 
an  alley  which  runs  through  the  center  of  a  parcel  of  ground 
owned  by  him  within  the  City  of  Detroit,  which  application  was 
ordered  to  lie  for  further  consideration. 

And  then  the  commissioners  adjourned  to  Saturday  next  at 
ten  o'clock  in  the  forenoon. 

On  Saturday,  the  28th  January,  1809,  the  commissioners  met 
pursuant  to  adjournment.  Present:  William  Hull,  governor; 
John  Griffin  and  James  Witherell,  judges. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Isaac  Jones  for  lot  97,  section  2,  and  was 
ordered  to  be  delivered  him  on  his  filing  John  Lane's  assignment 
to  Philip  Mosher,  and  Philip  Mosher's  assignment  to  him,  and 
on  signing  a  receipt  for  a  donation  lot  in  behalf  of  said  John 
Lane. 

And  then  the  commissioners  adjourned  to  Thursday,  the  9th 
February,  at  ten  o'clock  in  the  forenoon. 

On  Thursday,  the  9th  February,  1809,  the  commissioners  met 
pursuant  to  adjournment.  Present :  William  Hull,  governor ; 
John  Griffin  and  James  Witherell,  judges. 

A  petition  was  presented  by  Elijah  Brush,  Esq.,  praying  for 
compensation  for  past  and  future  services  rendered  and  to  be 
rendered  as  treasurer  of  the  Detroit  Fund,  which  petition  was 
ordered  to  lie  for  consideration. 

And  then  the  commissioners  adjourned  to  tomorrow  at  ten 
o'clock  in  the  forenoon. 


34         GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

On  Friday,  the  10th  February,  1809,  the  commissioners  met 
pursuant  to  adjournment.  Present:  William  Hull,  governor; 
John  Griffin  and  James  Witherell,  judges. 

A 'deed  was  signed  to  Hugh  R.  Martin  for  lot  49,  section  6, 
and  was  ordered  to  be  delivered  on  his  filing  Michael  Fox's^^° 
receipt  for  a  donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Louis  Lonion  for  lot  5,  section  1,  and 
was  ordered  to  be  delivered  on  his  executing  a  relinquishment  to 
the  governor  and  judges  for  a  lot  situated  in  the  old  Town  of 
Detroit  formerly  owned  by  John  Conner  and  on  his  allowing  a 
credit  at  the  rate  of  two  cents  per  square  feet  of  ground  con- 
tained in  said  lot  5,  section  1,  over  and  above  the  quantity  of 
ground  contained  in  the  lot  to  be  relinquished  on  account  of  one 
hundred  dollars  due  by  the  governor  and  judges  to  said  Lonion 
in  lieu  of  a  donation  lot. 

And  then  the  commissioners  adjourned  to  tomorrow  at  ten 
o'clock  in  the  forenoon. 

On  Saturday,  the  11th  February,  1809,  the  commissioners  met 
agreeable  to  adjournment.  Present:  William  Hull,  governor; 
John  Griffin  and  James  Witherell,  judges. 

Oliver  W.  Miller  having  represented  that  he  is  grantee  of 
Thomas  Smith  for  lots  8  and  55  and  half  of  lots  9  and  54  in  sec- 
tion 4,  that  one  of  the  original  deeds  signed  to  said  Smith  is  im- 
perfect, having  but  two  signatures,  and  that  he  is  desirous  to 
have  all  the  said  parcels  of  ground  deeded  to  him  in  a  manner 
that  may  secure  the  property  he  has  put  to  the  same;  therefore 
ordered  that  a  deed  be  signed  to  him  agreeable  to  his  request,  and 
a  deed  was  accordingly  signed  to  him. 

And  then  the  commissioners  adjourned  to  Friday  next  at  ten 
o'clock  in  the  forenoon. 

On  Friday,  the  17th  February,  1809,  the  commissioners  met 
pursuant  to  their  adjournment.  Present :  William  Hull,  governor ; 
John  Griffin  and  James  Witherell,  judges. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Abraham  Geel  for  lot  63,  section  1,  to 
be  delivered  on  his  filing  Israel  Hunt's^^^  receipt  for  a  donation 
lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Archibald  Horner  for  lot  101,  section  2, 
and  was  ordered  to  be  delivered  on  his  filing  Thomas  McClure's 
receipt  for  a  donation  lot. 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  35 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Hugh  R.  Martin  for  lot  58,  section  1, 
and  was  ordered  to  be  delivered  on  his  filing  Joseph  Wilkinson's 
receipt  for  a  donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Benj.  Wood  worth  for  lot  51,  section  4, 
and  ordered  to  be  delivered  on  his  satisfying  and  paying  the  sum 
of  fifty-one  dollars  and  twenty  cents  to  the  secretary  of  the  com- 
missioners. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  John  Kinsie  for  lot  57,  section  4,  as  a 
donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Jacques  Provincal  for  lot  76,  section  7, 
as  a  donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Bazile  Crequi  for  lot  80,  section  7,  as  a 
donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Baptiste  Gobeye  for  lot  48,  section  7,  as 
a  donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Antoine  Peltier  for  lot  44,  section  7,  as 
a  donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Magdeleine  Cote  for  lot  42,  section  6,  as 
a  donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Margaret  McNeal  for  lot  52,  section  2, 
as  a  donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Smyth^^-  for  lot  33,  section  7,  as  a  dona- 
tion lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Michel  Duroche  for  lot  44,  section  6,  as 
a  donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  John  Meldrum  for  lot  39,  section  7,  as 
a  donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Veronique  Crequi  for  lot  40,  section  7, 
as  a  donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Magdeleine  Gobeye  for  lot  49,  section  7, 
as  a  donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Francois  Gobeye  for  lot  55,  section  2,  as 
a  donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Benjamin  Chittenden  for  lot  35,  section 
8,  as  a  donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Victoire  Pearson  for  lot  40,  section  8, 
as  a  donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Elizabeth  Curry  for  lot  34,  section  7,  as 
a  donation  lot. 


36         GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Margaret  Hanks  for  lot  78,  section  7,  as 
a  donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Michel  Mayet  for  lot  37,  section  8,  as  a 
donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Peregrien  Bantrim  for  lot  81,  section  7, 
as  a  donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Elizabeth  Welch  for  lot  41,  section  8, 
as  a  donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Renette  Reneau  for  lot  77,  section  7,. 
as  a  donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Elizabeth  Homer  for  lot  52,  section  7, 
as  a  donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Elizabeth  Cooper  for  lot  37,  section  7, 
as  a  donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Isaac  Ligot  for  lot  42,  section  7,  as  a 
donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Mrs.  Scott  for  lot  36,  section  8,  as  a 
donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Mrs.  Donovan  for  lot  43,  section  8,  as  a 
donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Widow  Cloutier  for  lot  83,  section  7,. 
as  a  donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Mrs.  Legard  for  lot  30,  section  7,  as  a 
donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Archibald  Lyons  for  lot  41,  section  7,  as 
a  donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Jean  Dilhet  for  lot  36,  section  7,  as  a 
donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Zachariah  Battles  for  lot  38,  section  7,, 
as  a  donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Anne  Provincal  for  lot  37,  section  6, 
as  a  donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Lydia  Hullibert  for  lot  40,  section  6, 
as  a  donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Elizabeth  McBride^^^  for  lot  50,  section 
6,  as  a  donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Archibald  Horner  for  lot  60,  section  3, 
as  a  donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Jane  Cook  for  lot  38,  section  6,  as  a 
donation  lot. 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  Zl 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Margaret  Welch  for  lot  42,  section  8, 
as  a  donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Pierre  Gallerneau  for  lot  47,  section  6, 
as  a  donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Isidore  Peltier  for  lot  39,  section  6,  as 
a  donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Marianna  Monette  for  lot  31,  section  7, 
as  a  donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Margaret  Morrison  for  lot  27,  section  7, 
as  a  donation  lot. 

And  the  above  several  deeds  were  ordered  to  be  delivered  on 
each  person  signing  a  receipt  for  his  or  her  donation  lot. 

And  then  the  commissioners  adjourned  until  tomorrow  at  ten 
o'clock  in  the  forenoon. 

On  Saturday,  the  18th  February,  1809,  the  commissioners  met 
pursuant  to  their  adjournment.  Present :  William  Hull,  governor ; 
John  Griffin  and  James  Witherell,  judges. 

Ordered,  that  all  persons  desirous  of  purchasing  small  strips 
of  land  which  are  situated  between  their  houses  and  improve- 
ments and  the  streets  and  alleys,  are  desired  immediately  to  apply 
to  the  commissioners  for  such  strips  of  land,  otherwise  they  will 
be  sold  to  any  person  disposed  to  purchase  the  same. 

And  all  persons  indebted  for  lands  already  sold  will  call  on 
the  secretary  and  comply  with  the  conditions  of  sale  on  or  before 
the  2d  day  of  March  next,  and  any  person  who  shall  neglect  a 
compliance  with  this  order,  will  forfeit  his  right  to  the  said  lands. 

A  deed  of  confirmation  was  signed  to  Elijah  Brush  in  trust 
for  the  heirs  of  Henry  Bird,^^*  deceased,  situated  near  the 
Esplanade,  containing  sixty  thousand  square  feet. 

And  then  the  commissioners  adjourned  to  Monday  next  at  ten 
o'clock  in  the  forenoon. 

On  Monday,  the  20th  day  of  February,  1809,  the  commis- 
sioners met  pursuant  to  adjournment.  Present:  William  Hull, 
governor;  John  Griffin  and  James  Witherell,  judges. 

On  motion  of  Governor  Hull :  Ordered,  that  on  the  ()th  day 
of  March  next,  the  commissioners  will  proceed  to  the  sale  of  such 
five-acre  lots,  etc.,  of  land  as  have  already  been  laid  off  beyond 
the  court  house  circus ;  and  the  conditions  of  payment  for  the 
same  shall  be  the  one- fourth  part  in  cash;  the  one-fourth  part  in 


38         GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORD^ 

six  months,  and  the  remaining  half  in  twelve  months  from  the 
day  of  the  sale. 

And  then  the  commissioners  adjourned  to  Friday  next  at  ten 
o'clock  in  the  forenoon. 

On  Friday,  the  24th  day  of  February,  1809,  the  commissioners 
met  pursuant  to  adjournment.  Present:  William  Hull,  governor; 
John  Griffin  and  James  Witherell,  judges. 

Elijah  Brush's  account  (for  sundry  expenses  incurred  in  the 
fall  of  1806  in  opening  the  main  street'^^^  of  the  new  Town  of 
Detroit  through  his  premises)  amounting  to  $122.10,  was  allowed 
by  the  commissioners. 

Enoch  Page  presented  an  account  against  the  Detroit  Fund  for 
services  rendered  as  sergeant-at-arms  amounting  to  $82.37^^ 
which  account  was  allowed  by  the  commissioners. 

James  McCloskey  presented  an  account  against  the  Detroit 
Fund  for  services  rendered  as  surveyor  amounting  to  $62,  which 
account  was  allowed  by  the  commissioners. 

And  then  the  commissioners  adjourned  to  tomorrow  at  ten 
o'clock  in  the  forenoon. 

On  Saturday,  the  25th  February,  1809,  the  commissioners  met 
pursuant  to  adjournment.  Present:  William  Hull,  governor; 
John  Griffin  and  James  Witherell,  judges. 

A  deed  for  lot  74,  section  4,  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to  J.  B. 
Comparet  as  his  donation  lot. 

A  deed  for  lot  68,  section  1,  was  issued  to  Robert  Smart  as  the 
donation  lot  of  George  Smart. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Sol.  Sibley  for  a  parcel  of  ground  in  tiie 
City  of  Detroit  situate  near  his  dwelling  house. 

And  then  the  commissioners  adjourned  to  Thursday  next  at 
ten  o'clock  in  the  forenoon. 

On  Thursday,  the  2nd  day  March,  1809,  the  commissioners 
met  pursuant  to  adjournment.  Present:  Reuben  Attwater,^''" 
Esq.,  acting  governor';  John  Griffin  and  James  Witherell,  judges. 

Ordered,  that  the  treasurer  of  the  Detroit  Fund  receive  in 
payment  for  any  debts  due  to  the  Detroit  Fund  certificates  signed 
by  the  president  of  the  board  of  commissioners,  consisting  of  the 
governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  acting  under  the  act  of  con- 
gress of  the  21st  April,  1806. 


PROCEEDINGS-  OF    LAND    BOARD  39 

Ordered,  that  a  deed  issue  to  Jean  Simare^^^  for  lot  65,  in  sec- 
tion 4,  on  his  rehnquishing  that  part  of  his  lot  which  falls  into 
the  main  street  to  the  governor  and  judges  of  Michigan. 

The    following   settlement   was   made   with   Mrr.   R.   and   J. 

Abbott,  viz. : 

They  were  allowed  the  consideration  of  A.  Lafoy's  dona- 
tion lot   $100 

They  were  allowed  for  monies  paid  J.  Watson  for  deeds     24 

They  were  allowed  for  monies  paid  A.  HulP^^  for  cer- 
tificates           9.67 

$133.67 

And  they  allowed  the  commissioners  for  a  balance  due  on 

lot  41,  section  3 $  62.04 

They  allowed  the  commissioners  for  a  balance  due  on  lots 

1  and  2,  section  4 17.08 


$  79.12 

And  the  president  of  the  commissioners  signed  to  them  a  cer- 
tificate stating  that  there  is  due  them  the  sum  of  fifty-four  dollars 
and  fifty-five  cents. 

Ordered,  that  Wm.  McD.  Scott,  Esq.,  an  auctioneer,  (having 
agreed  to  perform  the  sale  of  the  five-acre  lots)  be  allowed  134 
per  cent  for  selling  the  same  and  collecting  the  one-fourth  part 
required  to  be  paid  down,  by  an  order  passed  on  the  20th  Feb- 
ruary, 1809. 

And  then  the  commissioners  adjourned  to  Tuesday,  the  7th 
March,  at  ten  o'clock  in  the  forenoon. 

On  Tuesday,  the  7th  day  of  March,  1809,  the  commissioners 
met  pursuant  to  adjournment.  Present :  Reuben  Attwater,  acting 
governor;  John  Griffin  and  James  Witherell,  judges. 

Ordered,  that  the  treasurer  of  the  Detroit  Fund  be  authorized 
to  receive  in  payment  for  debts  due  to  the  fund  certificates  issued 
by  him,  although  they  may  not  be  indorsed  by  the  original  drawee. 

Wm.  D.  Scott,  Esq.,  presented  an  account  audited  by  the 
treasurer  of  the  Detroit  Fund  for  expenses  incurred  in  digging 
public  wells,  amounting  to  $134.50,  which  account  was  allowed 
by  the  commissioners,  and  the  president  of  the  commissioners 
executed  an  order  on  the  treasurer  of  the  Detroit  Fund. 


40         GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

Ordered,  that  George  Meldrum  be  paid  from  the  Detroit  Fund 
seventy-five  dollars  for  damages  as  assessed  by  a  jury  for  moving 
certain  buildings  of  his  which  fell  into  the  streets  of  the  new 
town;  and  thereupon  a  certificate  of  the  justness  of  the  claim 
bearing  No.  6  was  signed  by  the  president  of  the  commissioners 
and  issued  to  said  Meldrum. 

A  certificate  No.  5  was  signed  by  the  president  of  the  commis- 
sioners to  Elijah  Brush  for  $123.10,  which  sum  was  allowed  on 
the  24th  February  last. 

A  certificate,  No.  7,  was  signed  by  the  president  to  James 
May^^^  for  $17.50  for  rent  of  a  house  for  the  use  of  the  commis- 
sioners from  the  7th  May,  1807,  to  the  24th  August. 

James  May  applied  for  a  rebate  of  interest  charged  him  by  the 
secretary  of  the  commissioners,  acting  under  their  orders  and 
authorization  in  a  settlement  of  claims  in  the  old  town;  where- 
upon ordered  that  the  commissioners  will  not  in  no  case  thus 
warranted  by  those  orders  grant  a  remission  of  the  interest. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Jane  McClemens^"*'  for  lot  81,  section  8, 
as  a  donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Peter  Chatron  for  lot  31,  section  8,  as 
'a  donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Alice  Conner  for  lot  6,  section  8,  as  a 
donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Mary  Denoyer  for  lot  3,  section  8,  as  a 
donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Isaac  and  Mary  Day  for  lots  52  and  53, 
section  1,  as  donation  lots. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Ann  Dyson  for  lot  54,  section  8,  as  a 
donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Charles  F.  Girardin  for  lot  29,  section  8, 
as  a  donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Charles  Gobeye  for  lot  5,  section  8,  as  a 
•donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Angelique  Godfroy  for  lot  25,  section  8, 
as  a  donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Marie  Rose  Gobeye  for  lot  4,  section  8, 
as  a  donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Rachel  Hatch  for  lot  43,  section  6,  as  a 
donation  lot. 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  41 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Sally  Harvey  for  lot  45,  section  6,  as  a 
donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Mary  Hudson  for  lot  1,  section  8,  as  a 
donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Monique  Labadie  for  lot  48,  section  6, 
as  a  donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Sarah  Nowlan  for  lot  82,  section  6,  as  a 
donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Therese  Peltier  for  lot  30,  section  8,  as 
'a  donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Charles  Poupard  for  lot  96,  section  2, 
as  a  donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  William  Scott  as  administrator  to  the 
estate  of  Thomas  Carr,  deceased  as  a  donation  lot,  51,  section  7. 

Wm.  Scott,  as  administrator  to  the  estate  of  Denis  Sweeney, 
deceased,  lot  2,  section  8. 

Wm.  Scott,  as  administrator  to  John  Skiggs,  for  lot  26,  section 
8,  as  a  donation  lot. 

Wm.  Scott,  as  administrator  to  Agnese  Vernet,  for  lot  34, 
section  8,  as  a  donation  lot. 

Wm.  Scott,  as  administrator  to  David  Stone,  for  lot  98,  sec- 
tion 2,  as  a  donation  lot. 

Wm.  Scott,  as  administrator  to  Joseph  Voyer,  Jr.,  for  lot  52, 
section  8,  as  a  donation  lot. 

Wm.  Scott,  as  administrator  to  Alice  Wilkinson,  for  lot  53, 
section  8,  as  a  donation  lot. 

Wm.  Scott,  as  administrator  to  William  Watson,  for  lot  27, 
section  8,  as  a  donation  lot. 

Wm.  Scott,  as  administrator  to  Samuel  Watts,  for  lot  46,  sec- 
tion 8,  as  a  donation  lot. 

And  then  the  commissioners  adjourned  to  Monday  next  at  ten 
o'clock  in  the  forenoon. 

On  Monday,  the  13th  day  March,  1809,  the  commissioners  met 
pursuant  to  their  adjournment.  Present:  Reuben  Attwater,  act- 
ing governor;  John  Griffin  and  James  Witherell,  judges. 

A  certificate,  No.  8,  was  signed  by  the  president  to  Francois 
Gobeye,  Sr.,  for  $100  in  lieu  of  a  donation  lot,  to  which  he  is 
entitled  under  an  act  of  congress. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  George  Meldrum  for  a  parcel  of  ground 
near  his  ground  in  the  old  town,  containing  4,830  square  feet. 


42         GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Joseph  Voyer,  Jr.,  for  lot  32,  section  8,. 
as  a  donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Robert  Munroe  for  lot  45,  section  8,  as 
a  donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Pierre  Bezeau  for  lot  8,  section  8,  as  a 
donation  lot. 

And  then  the  commissioners  adjourned  sine  die. 

Note — For  the  original  minutes  of  all  the  proceedings  in  this 
book  up  to  this  date  (viz.,  from  October  24,  1808,  to  March  13,^ 
1809)  see  "Rough  Minutes"  No.  2A. 

On  Wednesday,  the  15th  day  of  March,  1809,  the  commis- 
sioners met  agreeable  to  their  adjournment.  Present:  Reuben 
Attwater,  acting  governor;  John  Griffin  and  James  Witherell, 
judges. 

Ordered,  that  Conrad  Teneyck^^^  have  a  deed  for  lot  71,  sec- 
tion 4,  on  his  signing  a  receipt  for  his  donation  lot  and  paying  the 
sum  of  twenty  dollars. 

Enoch  Page  presented  an  account  for  expenses  incurred  in 
going  after  the  surveyor  to  Brownstown  amounting  to  $3.50,. 
which  account  was  allowed  and  an  order  was  signed  by  the  presi- 
dent therefore. 

A  deed  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to  Frederick  Bates,  Esq.,  for 
lot  72,  section  4,  as  a  donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  ordered  to  be  issued  in  pursuance  to  the  recorded 
plan  to  William  Flanagan,^''^  grantee  to  Joseph  Hosford^^^  (a 
donee)  for  lot  73,  section  1,  and  also  a  deed  for  a  certain  lot 
adjoining  lot  12,  section  1,  on  the  northeast  side  thereof  being  11 
feet  in  front  by  100  in  depth  on  his  paying  the  sum  of  two  dollars. 

A  deed  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to  Hugh  R.  Martin  and  Con- 
rad Teneyck  for  lot  95,  section  1,  on  their  filing  James  McClos- 
key's  receipt  for  a  donation  lot. 

And  then  the  commissioners  adjourned  to  tomorrow  at  ten 
o'clock  in  the  forenoon. 

On  Thursday,  the  16th  March,  1809,  the  commissioners  met 
agreeable  to  adjournment.  Present:  Reuben  Attwater,  acting 
governor;  John  Griffin  and  James  Witherell,  judges. 

Solomon  Sibley,  Esq.,  presented  a  petition  as  attorney  to 
Charles  Jouett,  grantee  of  James  Dodemead,  praying  that  lot  4, 
section  2,  be  conveyed  to  the  said  Jouett  on  his  paying  the  rate 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  43 

established  in  other  cases ;  whereupon,  ordered,  that  said  lot  be 
conveyed  as  aforesaid  on  said  Jouett's  paying  $120  therefore. 

And  then  the  commissioners  adjourned  to  Saturday  next  at 
ten  o'clock  in  the  forenoon. 

On  Saturday,  the  18th  March,  1809,  the  commissioners  met 
pursuant  to  their  adjournment.  Present :  Reuben  Attwater,  act- 
ing governor;  John  Griffin  and  James  Witherell,  judges. 

The  claim  of  the  heirs  of  William  McComb  and  Angus  Mack- 
intosh^®* to  a  certain  parcel  of  ground  known  under  the  name  of 
"Public  Garden"  in  extinguishment  of  ground  in  the  old  town  of 
Detroit,  was  taken  into  consideration,  and  thereupon  ordered  that 
it  is  not  expedient  to  grant  the  request  of  the  claimants;  where- 
upon Angus  Mackintosh,  in  behalf  of  the  heirs  of  McComb  and 
self,  applied  for  deeds  of  confirmation  for  their  ground  in  the  old 
town,  which  application  the  commissioners  agreed  to  grant,  Judge 
GrifHn  dissenting  thereto,  because  part  of  the  ground  falls  in  a 
street  as  established  by  the  plan  of  Detroit. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Baptiste  Allard  for  lot  71,  section  8,  as  a 
donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Louis  Benjamin  for  lot  46,  section  6,  as 
a  donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Frederick  Bates,  Esq.,  for  lot  72,  section 
4,  as  a  donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  J.  Bt.  Comparet  for  lot  74,  section  4,  as 
a  donation  lot. 

A  deed. was  signed  to  Joseph  Cote  for  lot  51,  section  8,  as  a 
donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  James  Dodemead  for  lot  6Q,  section  2, 
as  a  donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Miss  Sarah  Donovan  for  lot  76,  section 
8,  as  a  donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Miss  Mary  Donovan  for  lot  77,  section 
8,  as  a  donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  John  Dodemead,  Sr.,  for  lot  64,  section 
2,  as  a  donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Mrs.  Jane  Dodemead  for  lot  48,  section 
1,  as  a  donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Mrs.  Donovan  for  lot  43,  section  8,  as  a 
donation  lot., 


44  GOVER;vrOR   AND   JUDGES'    RECORDS 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Mrs.  Frerort  for  lot  23,  section  7,  as  a 
donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  William  Flanagan  for  lot  73,  section  1, 
as  a  donation  lot  as  grantee  of  Joseph  Hosford. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  William  Flanagan  for  part  of  lot  12, 
section  1,  for  ground  taken  off  lot  73,  section  1,  by  a  street. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Robert  Glass^"^^  for  lot  70,  section  8,  as 
a  donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Miss  Catherine  Godfroy  for  lot  51,  sec- 
tion 2,  as  a  donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Henry  Hudson  for  lot  69,  section  4,  by 
purchase. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Albert  Hill  for  lot  72,  section  7,  as  a 
donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Miss  Hall  for  lot  75,  section  8,  as  a 
donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Mrs.  Hall  for  lot  79,  section  8,  as  a 
donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Richard  Hall  Jones  for  lot  84,  section  7, 
as  a  donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  John  Kinsie  for  a  parcel  of  ground  in 
the  old  town,  confirmation. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Hugh  R.  Martin  and  Conrad  Teneyck 
for  lot  95,  section  1,  as  a  donation  lot  and  as  grantees  of  Jas. 
McCloskey. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Mrs.  McNiff  for  lot  73,  section  4,  as  a 
donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Miss  Catherine  McNifif  for  lot  67,  sec- 
tion 2,  as  a  donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Mrs.  McClain  for  lot  74,  section  8,  as  a 
donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  James  McGilP"^  for  lots  50  and  57,  sec- 
tion 1,  lot  53,  section  2,  and  lot  43,  section  7,  in  exchange  for  old 
ground. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Mrs.  Mette  for  lot  50,  section  2,  as  a 
donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Jacob  Nado  for  lot  79,  section  6,  as  a 
donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Thomas  Parker^"^  for  lot  70,  section  7, 
as  a  donation  lot. 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  45 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Mrs.  Mary  Robinson  for  lot  68,  section 
7,  as  a  donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Jean  Simare  for  lot  65,  section  4,  as  a 
donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Mrs.  Thibauld  for  lot  80,  section  6,  as  a 
donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Conrad  Teneyck  for  lot  71,  section  -i,  as 
a  donation  lot,  in  consideration  of  $20. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  George  Welch  for  lot  81,  section  8,  as  a 
donation  lot. 

And  then  the  commissioners  adjourned  to  Thursday,  the  30th 
March,  at  ten  o'clock  in  the  forenoon. 

On  Thursday,  the  30th  March,  1809,  the  commissioners  met 
pursuant  to  their  adjournment.  Present :  Reuben  Attwater,  act- 
ing governor;  John  Griffin  and  James  Witherell,  judges. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Isaac  Todd^®°  for  lot  51,  section  1,  lot 
54,  section  2,  and  lot  22,  section  7,  in  exchange  for  ground. 

And  then  the  commissioners  adjourned  to  Wednesday,  the 
12th  April  next,  at  eleven  o'clock  in  the  forenoon. 

On  Wednesday,  the  12th  April  1809,  the  commissioners  met 
pursuant  to  adjournment.  Present:  Reuben  Attwater,  acting 
governor ;  John  Griffin  and  James  Witherell,  judges. 

A  deed  of  confirmation  was  signed  to  Elijah  Brush  in  trust 
for  the  heirs  of  William  Robertson, ^^^  deceased,  for  a  certain 
parcel  of  ground  containing  12,060  square  feet  lying  in  the  old 
town  of  Detroit. 

A  deed  of  confirmation  was  signed  to  Elijah  Brush  in  trust 
for  the  heirs  of  William  Robertson,  deceased,  for  a  certain  other 
parcel  of  ground  lying  in  the  old  town  of  Detroit,  containing 
25,988  square  feet  of  ground. 

Pursuant  to  the  directions  of  the  commissioners,  their  secre- 
tary returned  his  certificate  stating  that  he  has  examined  the 
original  shares  in  the  late  Detroit  Bank,  and  finds  them  all  to  be 
regularly  transferred  to  Andrew  Dexter,  Jr.,  of  Boston,  except 
three  hundred  thereof,  which  only  appeared  to  have  been  trans- 
ferred from  letters  exhibited  by  the  late  cashier,  and  also  one 
share  which  belongs  to  Augustus  B.  Woodward  has  not  been 
transferred ;  and  thereupon  the  commissioners  executed  a  deed 
to  Andrew  Dexter,^"**  Jr.,  for  lots  11  and  12,  section  1,  and  or- 


46         GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

dered  their  secretary  to  cause  to  be  placed  on  their  files  a  correct 
duplicate  thereof. 

On  motion  of  Judge  Witherell :  Ordered,  that  the  secretary 
of  the  commissioners  be  directed  and  authorized  to  receive  from 
Enoch  Page,  the  serjeant-at-arms,  such  certificates  as  he  may 
have  signed  by  the  treasurer  of  the  Detroit  Fund,  the  amount 
thereof  with  interest  and  that  he  be  further  authorized  to  retain 
out  of  any  such  monies  on  account  of  his  own  compensation  a 
sum  not  exceeding  one  hundred  and  eighty  dollars  and  to  give 
his  receipt  therefor,  which  certificates  and  receipt  shall  be  suffi- 
cient accounting  in  any  payments  he  may  be  directed  to  make  to 
the  treasury. 

And  then  the  commissioners  adjourned  to  Monday,  the  17th 
April,  at  eleven  o'clock  in  the  forenoon. 

On  Monday,  the  17th  April,  1809,  the  commissioners  met  pur- 
suant to  adjournment.  Present:  Reuben  Attwater,  acting  gov- 
ernor; John  Griffin  and  James  Witherell,  judges. 

Ordered,  that  the  treasurer  to  the  Detroit  Fund  give  bond 
with  surety  for  the  faithful  performance  of  that  trust  in  the  sum 
of  three  thousand  dollars,  that  the  bond  be  taken  in  the  name  of 
secretary  of  the  Territory,  his  successor  or  successors  in  office, 
for  the  benefit  of  the  Territory  and  that  the  governor  be  requested 
to  see  that  the  bond  be  executed  and  judge  of  the  sufficiency  of 
the  surety,  among  other  things,  it  shall  be  his  duty  semi-annually 
to  exhibit  and  settle  his  account  to  the  governor  and  judges  in 
their  capacity  as  commissioners  under  the  act  of  congress  of  the 
21st  April,  1806,  which  settlement  shall  be  made  at  the  same 
period  which  by  law  requires  settlement  of  the  accounts  of  the 
treasury  of  the  Territory. 

And  then  the  commissioners  adjourned  to  Saturday,  the  22nd 
April,  at  twelve  o'clock  in  the  forenoon. 

On  Saturday,  the  22nd  April,  1809,  the  commissioners  met 
pursuant  to  adjournment.  Present :  Reuben  Attwater,  acting 
governor;  John  Griffin  and  James  Witherell,  judges. 

Whereas,  on  the  18th  March,  1809,  a  deed  was  issued  to 
Joseph  Cote  for  lot  51,  section  8,  as  his  donation  lot,  and  whereas 
from  documents  on  file  lot  102,  section  2,  was  in  fact  assigned  to 
him  as  his  donation  lot,  and  ought  to  have  been  deeded  to  him, 
therefore  ordered  that  a  deed  do  issue  to  him  for  lot  102,  section 
"2,  as  his  donation  lot. 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  47 

Whereas,  on  the  15th  day  of  April,  1807,  the  commissioners 
did  assign  unto  Augustin  Longdon  two  certain  parcels  of  ground 
in  the  City  of  Detroit,  being  in  section  2,  between  the  premises  of 
Archibald  Horner  and  a  street  running  parallel  with  the  main 
street  contents  by  estimation  9,000  square  feet,  he  to  receive 
5,000  feet  as  his  donation  lot,  and  to  pay  for  the  balance,  now  for 
good  considerations,  ordered  that  said  Longdon  have  deeds  for 
said  parcels  for  a  nominal  consideration. 

And  then  the  commissioners  adjourned  to  Wednesday,  the 
26th  of  April,  at  ten  o'clock  in  the  forenoon. 

On  Wednesday,  the  26th  April,  1809,  the  commissioners  met 
pursuant  to  adjournment.  Present :  Reuben  Attwater,  acting  gov- 
ernor; John  Griffin  and  James  Witherell,  judges. 

Ordered,  that  the  secretary  do  retain  the  deed  which  was 
signed  to  Frederick  Bates  on  the  18th  ultimo  for  lot  72,  section  4. 

Ordered,  that  the  treasurer  to  the  Detroit  Fund  be  allowed  for 
his  services  as  such,  a  sum  not  exceeding  fifty  dollars  per  annum, 
the  first  year  to  commence  on  the  1st  day  of  April,  1809. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Pompey  Abbott  for  lot  24,  section  7,  as 
a  donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Mary  BalP*'®  for  lot  73,  section  8,  as  a 
donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  John  Burnett""  for  lot  83,  section  6,  as 
a  donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Prisque  Cote  for  lot  82,  section  7,  as  a 
donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Abraham  Cook"^  for  lot  10,  section  1, 
as  a  donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Dennis  Campau  for  lot  93,  section  1,  as 
a  donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Toussaint  Campau  for  lot  94,  section  1, 
as  a  donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Angelique  Cadoret^''^  for  lot  38,  section 
8,  as  a  donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Francois  Delisle  for  lot  66,  section  1,  he 
to  file  Mrs.  Sarah  Sibley's  receipt  for  a  donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Henry  J.  Hunt"^  for  lot  69,  section  8, 
as  a  donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  George  Hoffman"*  for  lot  35,  section  7, 
as  a  donation  lot. 


48         GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Archibald  Horner  for  lot  9,  section  1, 
he  to  file  relinquishment  of  a  lot  of  ground  in  the  old  town  and 
to  pay. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Charles  Jouett  for  lot  4,  section  2,  he  to 
pay  $120. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  William  McCloskey^"  for  lot  41,  section 
6,  as  a  donation  lot. 

r  A  deed  was  signed  to  Thiophilus  Mette^^^^  for  lot  71,  section 
1,  as  a  donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Joseph  Pinard^"^  for  lot  76,  section  6,  as 
a  donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Andre  Raimond^"  for  lot  21,  section  8, 
as  a  donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Ephraim  Town  for  lot  52,  section  6,  as 
a  donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Sarah  Town  for  lot  51,  section  6,  as  a 
donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Louis  Thibauld  for  lot  92,  section  1,  as 
a  donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Elijah  Brush  for  lot  10  part  of  a  parcel 
of  ground^'*  sold  at  auction  on  the  6th  March,  1809,  for  $ . 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Elijah  Brush  for  lots  19  and  20  for 
$53.12. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Elijah  Brush  for  lot  5  for  $50.61. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Barnabas  Campau  for  lot  46  for  $27.50. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Barnabas  Campau  for  lots  59,  60,  61  and 
62  for  $61.40. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Abraham  Cook  for  lots  70  and  71  for 
$16.51. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Patrick  Fitzpatrick^^"  for  lot  36  for 
$13.50. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Jacob  Fairman  for  lot  41  for  $30.00. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Archibald  Horner  for  lots  28  and  29 
for  $70.00. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Henry  Hudson  for  lots  30  and  31  for 
$30.00. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  James  May  for  lots  56,  57  and  58  for 
$45.92. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  James  May  for  lots  66  and  67  for 
$22.54. 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  4^ 

A  deed  was  signed  to  James  May  for  lots  82  and  83  for 
$129.37. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  James  May  for  lots  37,  38  and  39  for 
$46.25. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  William  McCloskey  for  lots  63,  64 
and  65  for  $40.52. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  George  McDougalP***'  for  lots  32,  33,  34 
and  35  for  $50.00. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  John  Palmer^**^  for  lot  81  part  of  a  par- 
cel of  ground  sold  at  auction  on  the  6th  March,  1809,  for  $55.00.- 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Jacob  Sanders^^-  for  lot  21  for  $21.33. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Daniel  Stevens^*^  for  lots  51  and  52  for 
$27.13. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  William  Scott  for  lots  79  and  80  for 
$75.25. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  William  Scott  for  lot  40  for  $20. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  William  Scott  for  lots  11,  12,  13  and 
14  for  $195.62. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Richard  Smyth  for  lots  72  and  73  for 
$23.78. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Richard  Smyth  for  lots  53  and  54  for 
$30.50. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Solomon  Sibley  for  lots  49  and  50  for 
$24.72. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Solomon  Sibley  for  lots  22  and  23  for 
$26.87. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Solomon  Sibley  for  lots  42  and  43  for 
$45.62. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Solomon  Sibley  for  lots  74,  75,  76,  77 
and  78  for  $123.52. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Solomon  Sibley  for  lots  8  and  9  for 
$115. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Benjamin  Woodworth  for  lots  24,  25,, 
26  and  27  for  $70. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  John  Williams^^*  for  lot  55  for  $12.55. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  John  Williams  for  lots  47  and  48  for 
$31.37. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  John  Williams  for  lots  44  and  45  for 
$45.62. 


so         GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

A  deed  was  signed  to  John  Williams  for  lots  1,  2,  ti  and  -i  for 
flS8.75. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  John  Whipple^ *-^  for  lots  68  and  69 
for  $22.20. 

And  then  the  commissioners  adjourned  to  Tuesday,  9th  Alay, 
1809,  at  10  o'clock  in  the  forenoon. 

On  Tuesday,  the  9th  May,  1809,  the  commissioners  met  pur- 
suant to  adjournment.  Present:  Reuben  Attwater,  acting  gov- 
ernor; John  Griffin  and  James  Witherell,  judges. 

Ordered,  that  the  secretary  cause  the  following  address  and 
report  of  progress  to  be  transmitted  to  the  congress  of  the  United 
States : 

"To  the  honorable  congress  of  the  United  States:  Pursuant 
to  an  act  of  congress,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjust- 
ment of  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory  of 
Michigan  and  for  other  purposes,"  the  governor  and  judges  of 
said  Territory  have  laid  out  a  town,  including  the  whole  of  the 
old  town  of  Detroit,  a  plan  of  which  has  heretofore  been  for- 
warded to  the  general  government,  and  have  commenced  the  sur- 
vey of  ten  thousand  acres^^"  of  public  lands  adjacent  to  said  town, 
a  plan  of  which,  as  soon  as  it  is  completed,  shall  be  forwarded  to 
the  general  government. 

In  ascertaining  and  adjusting  claims  to  lots  in  the  old  town 
many  difficulties  presented  themselves  on  account  of  the  effects  of 
the  fire,  the  extending  of  the  streets  beyond  their  former  limits 
(which  were  only  about  twelve  or  fourteen  feet  in  width)  involv- 
ing private  property,  and  the  wants  of  a  definite  selection  of 
ground  to  be  reserved  for  the  use  of  the  military  department ; 
the  object,  however,  is  nearly  accomplished,  donation  lots  have 
been  granted  to  all  who  have  brought  their  claim  within  the  pur- 
view of  the  said  act  of  congress. 

Respectfully  submitted, 

Reuben  Attwater, 
May  the  9th,  1809.  Acting  Governor  of  Michigan. 

John  Griffin  and 
James  Witherell. 

The  secretary  laid  before  the  commissioners  a  return  of  the 
quit  claim  deeds  which  have  been  signed  to  the  commissioners, 
whereupon,  ordered,  that  he  do  take  said  deeds  to  the  recorder 
of  the  District  of  Huron  and  Detroit  in  order  that  they  may  be 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  51 

recorded;  also  a  return  of  payments  made  in  Detroit  Fund  certifi- 
cates for  balances  due  on  lots  and  for  the  one- fourth  amount  of 
the  sales  of  certain  lots  sold  at  auction  on  the  6th  March,  1809, 
whereupon,  ordered,  that  he  do  return  the  same  to  the  treasurer 
of  the  Detroit  Fund,  taking  his  receipt  therefore;  also  an  abstract 
relative  to  the  lots  sold  at  auction  on  the  6th  March,  1801),  and  the 
commissioners  having  examined  the  same  and  found  it  correct ; 
thereupon  ordered,  that  the  secretary  do  take  notes  for  the  sec- 
ond and  third  payments  due  on  the  aforesaid  sale  agreeable 
thereto,  and  return  the  same  to  the  treasurer  of  the  Detroit  Fund. 

The  secretary  presented  his  account  for  services  rendered  to 
this  day. 

The  sergeant-at-arms  presented  his  account  for  services  ren- 
dered to  this  day. 

Whereupon  the  commissioners  find  that  there  is  due  to  Joseph 
Watson,  secretary,  the  sum  of  $416.  And  that  on  account  there- 
fore he  is  chargeable  with  an  assumption   in   favour  of  James 

Anderson"'    $  90.00 

for  cash  received 23.37J^ 

$112,373^ 
a  balance  due  him  of $303,623^ 

And  there  is  due  to  Knock  Page,  sergeant-at-arms,  the  sum 
of  $61.25. 

And  thereupon  it  is  ordered  that  the  Treasurer  of  the  Detroit 
Fund  be  authorized  and  directed  to  issue  certificates  bearing  inter- 
est from  this  date  for  the  payment  of  said  sums,  on  an  order 
signed  by  the  president  of  the  commissioners  to  that  effect. 

And  then  a  deed  was  signed  to  Sarah  Abbott  for  lot  26,  sec- 
tion 7,  as  a  donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Mary  Abbott  for  lots  1  and  2,  section  4, 
as  a  donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  James  Abbott  for  lot  57,  section  3,  to 
be  delivered  on  his  filing  J.  Legard's  receipt  for  a  donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Charles  and  Elizabeth  Curry  for  lot  4, 
section  3,  for  old  ground. 

And  then  a  deed  was  signed  to  Magdeleine  Cote  for  lot  61, 
section  2,  as  a  donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Joseph  Campau  for  part  of  an  alley,  he 
to  pay  George  Meldrum  $30. 


52         GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Hannah  Pearson  for  lot  47,  section  7, 
as  a  donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  James  Henry  for  the  undivided  half  of 
lots  1  and  2,  section  4. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Augustin  Longdon  for  lot  59,  section  2,. 
as  a  donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Mary  Longdon  for  lot  99,  section  2,  as 
a  donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Catherine  Lafoy  for  lot  32,  section  7,  as 
a  donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  George  Meldrum. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Michel  Monnette  for  lot  55,  section  1. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  William  Scott  as  guardian  to  the  heirs 
of  John  Welch,  deceased,  for  lot  67,  section  1,  as  a  donation  lot. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  William  Scott,  administrator  to  the 
estate  of  Abner  P.  Ackley,  deceased,  for  lot  20,  section  8,  as  a 
donation. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Nicholas  Varnet  for  lot  55,,  section  2,  as 
a  donation. 

Joseph  Voyer,  Jr.,  presented  a  power  of  attorney  from  Charles 
Voyer  of  Quebec  and  Therese  Ecuyer  named  as  devisees  in  the 
last  will  and  testament  of  Joseph  Voyer,  Sr.,  deceased,  authoriz- 
ing him,  together  with  William  Smith^^®  of  Amherstburgh,  or  sep- 
arately, to  receive  all  inheritances,  legacies,  bequests,  shares,  in- 
terest, claims  and  demands  which  in  and  by  the  last  will  and  testa- 
ment of  the  said  Joseph  Voyer,  deceased,  codicil  or  otherwise 
have  been  given,  made,  left,  bequeathed  or  devolved  appertain  or 
belong  unto  the  said  devisees ;  in  consequence  whereof,  the  presi- 
dent of  the  commissioners  signed  a  certificate  for  $100,  No.  8, 
stating  that  there  is  that  sum  due  to  the  estate  of  Joseph  Voyer, 
Sr.,  deceased,  in  lieu  of  a  donation  lot  under  the  act  of  congress 
of  the  21st  April,  1806,  and  the  commissioners  directed  their  sec- 
retary to  deliver  the  same  to  Joseph  Voyer,  Jr.,  on  his  signing  a 
receipt  for  the  donation  lot  of  said  estate. 

And  then  the  commissioners  adjourned  sine  die. 

On  Wednesday,  the  27th  day  of  September,  1809,  the  com- 
missioners met  at  the  hour  of  ten  of  the  clock  in  the  forenoon. 
Present :  William  Hull,  governor ;  John  Griffin  and  James  With- 
erell,  judges. 
Members  present. 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  53 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Joseph  Cote  for  lot  102,  section  2,  agree- 
able to  the  order  entered  into  on  the  twenty-second  day  of  April 
last. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Joseph  Watson  for  lot  67,  section  4,  in 
the  City  of  Detroit,  he  having  first  endorsed  on  the  order  signed 
to  him  by  the  president  of  the  commissioners  on  the  9th  May  last 
the  sum  of  eighty  dollars. 

And  then  the  commissioners  adjourned  sine  die.  (See  for 
Continuation  of  JournaP"'^  unbound  book  entitled  "Rough  Min- 
utes" No.  2B.) 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  November  6th,  1815.  Present:  Lewis  Cass,^^"  gov- 
€rnor;  John  Griffin  and  James  Witherell,  judges. 

Resolved,  that  Solomon  Sibley  be  appointed  to  investigate  all 
claims  under  the  act  of  Congress  entitled  "an  act  providing  for 
the  adjustment  of  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Ter- 
ritory of  Michigan,  and  for  other  purposes,"  whether  the  same 
be  for  donation  lots,  for  sales  made  by  the  governor  and  judges 
or  for  any  other  matter  arising  under  the  said  law,  and  it  shall  be 
his  duty  to  record  such  part  of  the  evidence,  both  oral  and  written, 
as  may  be  necessary  to  a  full  understanding  of  the  matter  and  to 
report  the  same  together  with  his  opinion  thereof  to  the  governor 
and  judges,  who  shall  finally  decide  thereon. 

Resolved,  that  in  the  event  of  the  said  Solomon  Sibley's  not 
accepting  the  said  appointment  or  in  the  case  of  the  same  becom- 
ing vacant,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  governor  to  fill  the  vacancy. 

Resolved,  that  the  person  executing  the  duties  of  the  said 
office  shall  receive  two  dollars  per  day  for  every  day  actually 
engaged  in  performing  the  said  duties. 

Resolved,  that  application  be  immediately  made  to  the  proper 
department  or  ofifice  of  the  general  government  to  have  the  tract 
of  land  mentioned  in  the  said  law,  surveyed  and  described  by 
metes  and  bounds. 

Resolved,  that  the  governor  be  and  he  is  hereby  authorized, 
whenever  he  shall  deem  it  expedient,  to  appoint  five  commis- 
sioners, any  three  of  whom  shall  have  power  to  contract  for  the 
disposition  of  such  part  of  the  ten  thousand  acres  of  land  granted 
by  the  act  of  congress,  entitled  an  act  to  provide  for  the  adjust 
ment  of  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory  of 
Michigan  and  for  other  purposes,  as  is  not  already  disposed  of  or 


54         GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

contracted  to  be  disposed  of  by  the  governor  and  judges  of  said 
Territory  and  as  remains  after  satisfying  claims  provided  for  by 
the  first  section  of  the  said  act,  and  the  said  commissioners  or 
any  three  of  them  shall  be  and  are  hereby  authorized  to  contract 
for  the  disposing  of  said  land  altogether  or  in  separate  tracts,  to 
one  or  more  purchasers,  upon  such  terms  in  such  manner  and  at 
such  times  as  they  may  judge  expedient  and  the  said  commis- 
sioners or  any  three  of  them  shall  be  and  are  hereby  authorized 
to  contract  for  building  a  court  house  and  jaiF'*^  in  the  City  of 
Detroit  and  for  the  application  of  the  proceeds  of  said  land  to  the 
payment  thereof",  and  they  shall  have  power  to  determine  when 
and  where  the  said  court  house  and  jail  shall  be  built ;  the  ma- 
terials, form  and  dimensions  thereof,  superintend  and  direct 
the  work,  and  generally  to  do  everything  which  may  be  necessary 
to  complete  the  same.  The  contracts  before  they  are  executed 
shall  be  approved  by  the  governor  and  such  of  the  judges  of  the 
supreme  court  as  may  be  in  the  Territory  at  the  time  the  said  con- 
tracts may  be  ready  for  execution.  The  persons  appointed  by  vir- 
tue of  this  resolution  shall  not  be  interested  directly  or  indirectly 
in  either  of  the  said  contracts  or  anything  relating  thereto.  They 
shall  receive  such  reasonable  compensation  as  the  governor  and 
judges  may  hereafter  provide.  The  governor  and  judges  will 
convey  the  said  land  to  the  person  or  persons  with  whom  a  con- 
tract may  be  made  by  virtue  of  the  foregoing  resolution  at  the 
time  and  in  the  manner  prescribed  by  said  contract. 

(Signed) 

Lewis  Cass, 

Governor  of  Michigan. 

John  Griffin, 

one  of  the  Judges  of  the  Ty.  M. 

J.   WiTHERELL, 

one  of  the  Judges  of  the  Ty.  M. 
Detroit,  November  7,  1815. 
Sir:  The  act  of  congress  of  the  21st  April,  1806,  entitled  "an 
act  to  provide  for  the  adjustment  of  lands  in  the  Town  of  Detroit 
and  Territory  of  Michigan  and  for  other  purposes,"  authorizes 
the  governor  and  judges  of  the  said  Territory  to  lay  out  a  town, 
including  the  whole  of  the  old  Town  of  Detroit  and  ten  thousand 
acres  adjacent,  excepting  such  parts  as  the  president  of  the 
United  States  shall  direct  to  be  reserved  for  the  use  of  the  mili- 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  55 

tary  department  and  to  hear,  adjust  and  determine  all  claims  to 
lots  therein  and  give  deeds  for  the  same.  These  powers  have 
been  executed ;  the  military  reservation  has  by  the  war  depart- 
ment, been  selected,  and  the  provisions  of  the  first  section  of  the 
said  act  have  been  carried  into  effect.  The  second  section  pro- 
vides that  the  land  remaining  of  the  said  ten  thousand  acres,  after 
satisfying  claims  provided  for  by  the  first  section,  shall  be  dis- 
posed of  by  the  governor  and  judges  aforesaid  at  their  discretion, 
for  the  purpose  of  building  a  court  house  and  jail  in  the  Town  of 
Detroit,  a  variety  of  causes  arising  from  the  nature  of  the  trust 
and  the  situation  of  the  country  have  till  now  prevented  the  appli- 
cation of  the  fund  to  the  purposes  designated  by  congress.  It  is 
our  wish  to  proceed  with  as  much  expedition  as  possible  to  the 
disposition  of  the  land,  and  the  erection  of  the  contemplated 
buildings.  To  do  this  it  is  necessary  that  the  tract  should  be  sur- 
veyed, and  it  appears  proper  that  this  should  be  done  by  a  sur- 
veyor authorized  by  the  general  government  and  acting  in  con- 
junction with  the  governor  and  judges  of  this  Territory,  we  have 
therefore  the  honour  to  request,  that  the  surveyor  general  be 
directed  to  cause  this  tract  to  be  surveyed  agreeably  to  the 
instructions  which  the  surveyor  may  receive  from  us.  The  most 
proper  season  for  efifecting  the  object  is  approaching,  and  by  mak- 
ing the  necessary  arrangements  immediately  some  of  the  sur- 
veyors now  in  the  country,  after  completing  their  contracts,  might 
accomplish  the  business  with  little  expense  to  the  public  or  incon- 
venience to  themselves. 

With  great  respect,  we  have  the  honour  to  be 

Your  most  obedient  servant, 

(Signed)   Lewis  Cass, 

Governor  of  Michigan. 

A.  B.  Woodward, 

Presiding  Judge  of  the  Territory  of  Michigan. 

John  Griffin, 

One  of  the  Judges  of  Michigan  Territory. 

J.  WiTHERELL, 

One  of  the  Judges  of  Michigan  Territory. 


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The  Hon.  Josiah  Meigs, ^"^ 

Commissioner  of  the  General  Land  Office. 

November  8th,  1815. 
At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan.    Present :  Lewis  Cass,  governor ;  A.  B.  Woodward  and 
James  Witherell,  judges. 

Resolved,  that  Robert  Abbott  be  appointed  treasurer  of  the 
Detroit  Fund,  his  compensation  to  be  fifty  dollars  per  annum. 
(Signed  above) 

Lewis  Cass, 

Governor  of  Michigan. 
A.  B.  Woodward, 

Presiding  Judge  of  the  Territory  of  Michigan. 
John  Griffin, 

One  of  the  Judges  of  Michigan  Territory. 
J.  Witherell, 

One  of  the  Judges  of  Michigan  Territory. 
At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  territory  of 
Michigan  this  seventh  day  of  February,  one  thousand  eight  hun- 
dred and  sixteen.     Present :  Lewis  Cass,  governor ;  John  Griffin, 
James  Witherell,  judges. 

Resolved,  that  the  five  commissioners  to  be  appointed  by  the 
governor  in  conformity  with  the  resolution  of  the  governor  and 
judges  of  the  sixth  day  of  November  last  be  and  they  are  hereby 
authorized  to  examine  and  determine  upon  the  application  of  per- 
sons who  have  heretofore  at  public  auction  purchased  out  lots 
and  who  have  neglected  to  make  payment  therefore  agreeably 
to  the  condition  of  sale;  provided,  that  their  final  decision  shall 
be  submitted  to  and  approved  by  the  governor  and  such  of  the 
judges  as  are  in  the  Territory  at  the  time  such  decision  is  made. 
(Signed)  Lewis  Cass, 

Governor  of  Michigan. 

John  Griffin, 
One  of  the  Judges  of  the  Territory  of  Michigan. 

Witherell, 
One  of  the  Judges  of  the  Territory  of  Michigan. 

General  Land  Office, 
26th  December,  1815. 

Sirs :    I  have  had  the  honour  of  receiving  your  letter  of  7th 
ult.,  and  in  conformity  with  your  request,  I  have  instructed  the 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  57 

surveyor  general  to  cause  to  be  surveyed  the  piece  of  land  adja- 
cent to  Detroit,  placed  at  your  disposal  by  the  act  of  21  April, 
1806. 

I  have  the  honor  to  be,  very  respectfully, 

Your  obedient  servant, 

(Signed)  Josiah  Meigs. 

His  Excellency,  the  Governor, 
Their  Honors  the  Judges, 
of  Michigan  Territory. 

Surveyor  General's  Office, 

Chillicothe,  January  3rd,  1816. 

Dear  Sir:  I  have  this  day  received  from  the  commissioner 
of  the  general  land  ofifice  a  letter  (a  copy  of  which  is  enclosed)  in 
reference  to  the  act  of  congress  of  the  21st  March,  1806.  I  find 
that  the  lands  embraced  by  the  act  are  subjected  to  the  entire 
control  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of  Michigan, 
and  as  I  presume  they  have  applied  to  the  general  land  office  rela- 
tive to  this  business,  I  have  to  request  that  you  will  afford  me 
any  information  in  your  possession  by  which  I  may  see  any  duties 
required  of  me  by  law,  and  how  those  duties  are  to  be  performed 
relative  to  this  reseryation  and  they  shall  be  immediately  attended 
to.  I  find  in  this  office  a  general  plat  of  claims  in  Michigan,  an 
extract  of  which  I  also  enclose,  presuming  those  are  the  lands  Mr. 
Meigs  alludes  to.  I  hope,  therefore,  as  Mr.  Meigs  has  not  given 
me  the  information  necessary,  that  it  will  be  in  your  power  to  do 
so. 

With  great  respect,  I  am, 

Your  obedient  servant, 

(Signed)  Edward  Tiffin. ^*^ 

His  Excellency 

Governor  Cass, 
Detroit. 

General  Land  Office, 

26th  December,  1815. 
Sir:    The  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of  Michigan 
are  desirous  that  a  tract  of  land  adjacent  to  the  Town  of  Detroit 
which  was  (by  the  act  of  21st  April,  1806)   placed  at  their  dis- 
posal should  be  surveyed  this  season.     You  will  be  pleased  to 


58         GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

direct  one  of  your  deputies  to  perform  that  service  agreeably  to 
the  provision  of  said  act. 

I  am,  etc.,  etc., 

(Signed)  Josiah  Meigs. 

E.  Tiffin, 

Surveyor  General, 
Chillicothe. 

Detroit,  January  26,  1816. 
Dear  Sir :  I  received  by  last  mail  your  letter  of  the  3rd  instant 
and  have  consulted  the  judges  of  the  Territory  upon  the  subject 
of  it.  Circumstances,  public  and  private,  which  have  occurred  in 
the  Territory  have  prevented  the  application  of  the  fund  given 
by  the  act  of  congress  of  21st  April,  1806,  to  the  specified  objects 
contemplated  by  the  act.  The  situation  of  the  country  will  now 
justify  an  immediate  attention  to  the  subject  and  we  are  very 
desirous  of  accomplishing  it.  The  records  and  public  papers  of 
the  Territory  were  destroyed  or  carried  off  by  the  British  troops 
during  their  temporary  occupation  of  the  country.  Among  them 
were  the  maps  and  plans  of  survey  made  by  Mr.  Greely,^^*  dupli- 
cates of  which  are  in  your  office.  Unless  they  can  be  replaced, 
the  public  and  private  inconvenience  will  be  great.  This  will 
account  to  you  for  the  present  governor  and  judges  being  ignorant 
that  the  form  and  location  of  the  ten  thousand  acres  granted  by 
the  before  mentioned  act  were  determined.  The  object  of  our 
letter  to  the  commissioner  of  the  general  land  office  was  to  pro- 
cure a  survey  of  this  tract.  As  the  United  States  had  granted  it 
and  as  we  were  ignorant  of  its  limits  being  established  we  thought 
it  correct  that  their  proper  officer  should  be  consulted.  Other- 
wise had  we  attempted  its  location,  it  might  be  said  that  one  of 
the  parties  alone  could  not  say  what  should  be  the  form  of  the 
tract  and  how  it  should  be  situated.  For  upon  these  points  the  act 
is  silent,  requiring  only  that  the  land  should  be  adjacent  to  the 
Town  of  Detroit.  But  your  letter  with  the  accompanying  plat 
has  removed  this  difficulty,  as  we  find  these  questions  are  now  at 
rest.  You  will  therefore  much  oblige  us  by  transmitting  a  cor- 
rect plan  of  the  adjacent  country  including  these  ten  thousand 
acres,  officially  certified  to  be  deposited  among  our  records. 
Should  you  feel  yourself  justified  in  directing  Mr.  Wampler^®* 
or  some  other  surveyor  to  run  round  this  tract  it  would  be  very 
agreeable  to  us.     Permanent  corners  should  be  established  and 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  59 

field  notes  taken  and  preserved.  I  every  day  feel  the  loss  of  the 
plats,  which  I  have  mentioned.  I  should  esteem  it  a  particular 
favour  if  you  could  furnish  me  with  copies  of  them.  Indeed,  I 
am  at  a  loss  to  know  how  we  shall  get  along  without  them.  We 
are  so  anxious  to  proceed  to  the  erection  of  the  public  buildings 
in  the  course  of  the  next  season,  that  we  are  induced  to  hope  you 
will  transmit  an  answer  as  soon  as  convenient. 
With  much  respect,  I  am. 

Your  obedient  servant. 
Hon.  Edward  Tiffin, 
Surveyor  General. 

Detroit,  October  8th,  1816. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjustment 
of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory  of 
Michigan,  and  for  other  purposes."  Present :  His  Excellency, 
Lewis  Cass,  governor;  Augustus  Brevoort  Woodward  and  John 
Griffin,  judges. 

Austin  Eli  Wing^"**  was  appointed  secretary  to  said  board — 
and  it  was, 

Resolved,  that  the  secretary  receive  for  his  annual  compensa- 
tion in  full  for  his  services  as  such  two  hundred  dollars — to  be 
paid  semi-annually. 

And  then  the  board  adjourned  until  the  tenth  day  of  October, 
one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  sixteen. 

Austin  E.  Wing, 

Secretary. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjustment 
of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory  of 
Michigan  and  for  other  purposes"  on  the  tenth  day  of  October 
one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  sixteen.  Present :  His  Excel- 
lency, Lewis  Cass,  governor ;  Augustus  Brevoort  Woodward  and 
John  Griffin,  judges. 

October  10th. 

The  board  took  into  consideration  the  expediency  of  disposing 
of  the  whole  or  a  part  of  the  ten  thousand  acre  tract  of  land  lying 
in  the  rear  of  the  Citv  of  Detroit. 


eO         GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

And  then  adjourned  until  the  eleventh  day  of  October,  one 
thousand  eight  hundred  and  sixteen,  to  meet  at  the  government 
council  house. 

Austin  E.  Wing, 

Secretary. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjustment 
of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory  of 
Michigan  and  for  other  purposes,"  on  the  eleventh  day  of  Octo- 
ber, one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  sixteen,  at  the  government 
council  house,  pursuant  to  adjournment.  Present :  His  excellency, 
Lewis  Cass,  governor;  Augustus  Brevoort  Woodward  and  John 
Griffin,  judges. 

October  11th. 

It  was  resolved  that  the  treasurer  of  the  Detroit  Fund  be 
requested  to  lay  before  this  board  a  return,  exhibiting  the  amount 
and  particulars  of  all  sums  of  monies  which  have  been  received 
for  ground  already  disposed  of. 

The  claims  of  the  Roman  Catholic  church  were  taken  into 
consideration  and  it  was  :  Resolved,  that  Mr.  Smith,  the  surveyor, 
go  on  the  ground  where  the  foundation  of  the  old  Catholic  church 
now  lies,  and  ascertain  the  quantity  of  land  belonging  to  the  said 
church,  exclusive  of  that  which  lies  in  the  public  highway,  and 
report  the  deficiency  from  the  original  grant  to  the  said  church, 
if  any ;  also  that  for  whatever  deficiency  there  may  be,  an  equiva- 
lent shall  be  given  said  church. 

Mrs.  Dodomeade  presented  her  claim  to  a  certain  lot  of 
ground  on  which  David  Beard's  house  now  stands,  which  was 
taken  into  consideration,  and  it  was :  Resolved,  that  any  person 
or  persons,  whose  claims  might  be  afifected  by  the  result  of  the 
investigation,  appear  on  Monday  next  at  half  after  ten  of  the 
clock  in  the  forenoon. 

And  then  the  board  adjourned  until  half  after  ten  of  the  clock 
in  the  forenoon  on  the  fourteenth  day  of  October,  one  thousand 
eight  hundred  and  sixteen. 

Austin  E.  Wing, 

Secretary. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United  States 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  61 

of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjustment  of  the 
titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory  of  Michigan 
and  for  other  purposes,"  on  the  fourteenth  day  of  October,  one 
thousand  eight  hundred  and  sixteen,  at  the  government  council 
house.  Present :  His  excellency,  Lewis  Cass,  governor ;  Augustus 
Brevoort  Woodward  and  John  Griffin,  judges. 

October  14th. 

The  claim  of  Angus  Mcintosh  was  taken  into  consideration,, 
and  thereupon  ordered,  that  the  surveyor,  Thomas  Smith,  go 
upon  the  ground  in  question  and  return  a  plat  thereof,  locating 
the  public  streets  and  alleys,  and  the  lots  in  the  rear  and  the  exist- 
ing wharf,  and  that  the  secretary  serve  him  with  a  copy  of  this 
order. 

An  application  was  made  by  William  Woodbridge,^®^  Esq.,  on 
behalf  of  John  Kinzie,  for  the  adjustment  of  his  claim  to  certain 
lands  now  occupied  by  Stephen  Mack.^''® 

Abraham  Cook  applied  for  a  deed  to  a  lot  of  ground  lying 
between  the  Brush  and  McComb  farms. 

And  then  the  board  adjourned  until  tomorrow,  the  fifteenth 
day  of  October,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  sixteen,  at  eleven 
of  the  clock  in  the  forenoon,  to  meet  again  at  the  government 
council  house. 

Austin  E.  Wing, 

Secretary. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjustment 
of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory  of 
Michigan  and  for  other  purposes,"  on  the  fifteenth  day  of  Octo- 
ber, one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  sixteen,  pursuant  to  adjourn- 
ment. Present :  His  excellency,  Lewis  Cass,  governor ;  Augustus 
Brevoort  Woodward  and  John  Griffin,  judges. 

October  15th. 

It  was  resolved  that  the  water  lots  in  section  numbered  three, 
above  Colonel  Hunt's,^"^  in  the  City  of  Detroit,  shall  be  sold.  The 
sale  shall  take  place  on  Thursday,  the  twenty- fourth  day  of  the 
present  month  of  October,  between  the  hours  of  noon  and  sunset, 
at  the  auction  room  of  James  Abbott ;  two  plats  of  the  section 
shall  be  deposited  there  on  or  before  Thursday  next  for  public 
inspection. 


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The  minimum  price  shall  be  two  cents  per  square  foot ;  one- 
fourth  shall  be  paid  within  ten  days,  and  one- fourth  annually 
afterwards.  A  title  will  be  made,  on  the  receipt  being  exhibited, 
for  the  full  payment. 

If  the  first  payment  be  not  made,  the  lot  shall  be  forfeited, 
and  if  either  of  the  remaining  payments  be  delayed,  twelve  per 
cent  per  annum  shall  be  charged  upon  it.  If  any  payment  shall 
be  delayed  two  years  the  lot  may  be  sold ;  and  if  it  should  bring 
so  much,  the  payments  made  shall  be  returned,  deducting  twelve 
per  cent.  Twelve  per  cent  per  annum  shall  be  discounted  for 
prompt  payment.  This  order  shall  be  published  from  the  day  of 
its  passage  until  the  day  of  sale. 

The  following  resolution  was  presented  for  the  consideration 
of  the  board  by  Hon.  Augustus  Brevoort  Woodward,  viz. : 

That  no  future  deviation  shall  be  made  from  the  original  plan 
of  the  City  of  Detroit,  as  devised  and  adopted  by  the  governor  and 
judges  in  the  years  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  five,  one 
thousand  eight  hundred  and  six  and  one  thousand  eight  hundred 
and  seven  and  reported  to  congress.  All  ground  hereafter  dis- 
posed of  in  quantities  exceeding  one  lot,  a  five  thousand  square 
feet,  shall  be  sold  upon  this  express  condition,  that  the  City  of 
Detroit  may  extend  over  them,  without  the  purchaser  expecting 
or  claiming  any  compensation,  for  the  avenues,  streets,  roads, 
lanes,  alleys,  squares,  circuses  and  other  public  spaces  and  reserva- 
tion of  ground  of  the  said  City  of  Detroit,  according  to  th:  orig- 
inal plan  thereof.  Whenever  a  majority  of  the  proprietors  of  any 
such  quantity  may  desire  the  same,  and  whenever  the  same  may 
be  required  by  the  competent  public  authority,  so  that  no  title 
shall  ever  be  considered  as  vesting  in  any  individual  to  such  ave- 
nues, streets,  roads,  lanes,  alleys,  squares,  circuses  or  other  public 
spaces  and  reservations  of  grounds. 

Ordered  by  the  board,  that  Abraham  Cook  shall  receive  a  deed 
agreeable  to  his  application  on  the  fourteenth  day  of  this  month 
to  a  certain  lot  of  ground  as  it  may  be  found  to  lay  in  the  City  of 
Detroit,  agreeable  to  the  plat  of  the  town,  subject  to  the  following 
proviso : 

That  the  City  of  Detroit  may  extend  over  it,  without  his 
expecting  or  claiming  any  compensation  for  the  avenues,  streets, 
roads,  lanes,  alleys,  squares,  circuses  and  other  public  spaces  and 
reservations  of  ground  of  the  said  City  of  Detroit  according  to 


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the  original  plan  thereof  whenever  a  majority  of  the  proprietors 
of  any  such  quantity  may  desire  the  same,  and  whenever  the  same 
may  be  required  by  the  competent  public  authority,  so  that  no  title 
shall  ever  be  considered  as  vesting  in  any  individual  to  such  ave- 
nues, streets,  roads,  lanes,  alleys,  squares,  circuses  and  other  pub- 
lic spaces  and  reservations  of  ground. 

Mrs.  Chittenden  made  application  for  a  deed  to  a  certain  lot 
of  ground  No.  4  in  Section  No.  3  in  the  City  of  Detroit,  with 
the  exception  of  10  by  100  feet,  bounding  on  lot  No.  3  in  the 
same  section,  and  also  an  equivalent  for  the  surplus  of  j^round 
belonging  to  the  estate  of  Hugh  Calahan,  after  deducting  the 
number  of  square  feet  contained  in  the  above  lot. 

Ordered  that  a  deed  be  granted  agreeable  to  her  request, 
provided  she  relinquish  all  claim  to  the  above  lot  formerly 
granted  to  Hugh  Calahan  and  that  an  equivalent  be  given  her. 

Application  was  made  by  Gen.  Alexander  McComb^'"'  on  be- 
half of  Mrs.  Isabella  McComb,  to  ascertain  the  lots  which  ought 
to  be  granted  by  the  governor  and  judges  for  the  four  original 
lots  which  belonged  to  the  estate  of  the  late  William  McComb, 
deceased. 

Ordered  that  the  Surveyor  Thomas  Smith  return  a  plat  of 
a  survey  of  the  above  mentioned  four  lots  belonging  to  the  es- 
tate of  the  late  William  McComb,  deceased ;  exhibiting  the  re- 
lation which  the  streets,  etc.,  of  the  town  held  to  them. 

Application  was  made  by  John  R.  Walker^"^  for  deeds  to  lots 
No.  28  and  29  in  the  Town  of  Detroit. 

Ordered  that  he  receive  deeds  agreeable  to  his  request  sub- 
ject to  the  following  proviso:  That  the  City  of  Detroit  may 
extend  over  them,  without  his  expecting  or  claiming  any  com- 
pensation for  the  avenues,  streets,  roads,  lanes,  alleys,  squares, 
circuses  and  other  public  spaces  and  reservations  of  ground  of 
the  said  City  of  Detroit,  according  to  the  original  plan  thereof, 
whenever  a  majority  of  the  proprietors,  of  any  such  quantity, 
may  desire  the  same;  and  whenever  the  same  may  be  required 
by  the  competent  public  authority.  So  that  no  title  shall  ever 
be  considered  as  vesting  in  any  individual  to  such  avenues,  streets, 
roads,  lanes,  alleys,  squares,  circuses  and  other  public  spaces  and 
reservations  of  ground. 


64         GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

George  McDougall  in  behalf  of  Richard  Patterson^"^  pre- 
sented a  claim  to  a  certain  lot  of  ground,  said  to  lay  in  the  pub- 
lic road  in  front  of  the  premises  now  occupied  by  Mr.  Roby^°^. 

George  McDougall,  in  behalf  of  Robert  Ennis  ^^*  [Innis], 
executor  of  Mr.  Dunevan  [Donovan],  presented  a  claim  to  a 
lot  said  to  lie  in  the  public  road  in  front  of  the  premises  now 
occupied  by  Mr.  Roby. 

And  then  the  board  adjourned  until  tomorrow,  the  sixteenth 
day  of  October,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  sixteen,  at 
eleven  of  the  clock  in  the  forenoon,  to  be  held  again  at  the  same 
place.   . 

Austin  E.  Wing, 

Secretary. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory 
of  Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjust- 
ment of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory 
of  Michigan,  and  for  other  purposes,"  on  the  sixteenth  day  of 
October,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  sixteen,  pursuant  to 
adjournment.  Present:  His  excellency,  Lewis  Cass,  governor; 
August  Brevoort  Woodward  and  John  Griffin,  judges. 

October  16th. 

No  business  perfected  and  the  board  adjourned  until  tomor- 
row, the  seventeenth  day  of  October  one  thousand  eight  hun- 
dred and  sixteen,  at  eleven  of  the  clock  in  the  forenoon,  to  be 
held  at  the  same  place. 

Austin  E.  Wing, 

Secretary. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory 
of  Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjust- 
ment of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory 
of  Michigan,  and  for  other  purposes,"  on  the  seventeenth  day 
of  October,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  sixteen,  pursuant 
to  adjournment.  Present:  His  excellency,  Lewis  Cass,  governor; 
Augustus  Brevoort  Woodward  and  John  Griffin,  judges. 

October  17th. 

The  Rev.  Gabriel  Richard^"''  presented  his  claim  to  a  certain 
parcel  of  ground  known  by  the  name  of  Mathew  Elliot's  lot.^"* 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  65- 

Ordered,  that  the  surveyor  return  a  plat  of  the  same  ex- 
hibiting what  may  be  thrown  into  the  streets,  roads,  etc. 

The  board  again  took  into  consideration  the  claims  of  the 
Roman  Catholic  church,  and, 

Ordered,  that  a  deed  be  given  to  the  corporation  for  a  certain 
lot  and  parcel  of  ground,  beginning  at  the  western  and  southern 
corner  of  a  lot  granted  to  Peter  Audrain,  now.  the  property  of 
Joseph  Campau,  and  running  thence  on  the  course,  north  30  de- 
grees, west  200  feet ;  thence  south  60  degrees,  west  132  feet ; 
thence  south  30  degrees,  east  200  feet ;  thence  north  60  degrees, 
east  132  feet  to  the  beginning.  Containing  twenty-six  thousand 
four  hundred  square  feet,  be  the  same  more  or  less.  And  re- 
serving the  alleys  of  the  City  of  Detroit  according  to  the  orig- 
inal plan  thereof,  and  all  private  claims,  comprehended  within 
the  same. 

Also,  that  a  deed  be  given  to  lots  numbered  forty-two,  forty- 
three,  forty-four,  forty-five,  forty-six,  forty-seven,  eighty-six,, 
eighty-seven,  eighty-eight,  eighty-nine,  ninety,  ninety-one,  in  sec- 
tion No.  one. 

And  for  lots  numbered  forty,  forty-one,  eighty-four,  eighty- 
five,  with  this  proviso;  that,  that  part  of  the  said  lots  numbered 
40,  41,  84,  85,  which  is  now  used  for  a  public  communication, 
nothing  shall  be  erected  which  shall  interrupt  the  said  communi- 
cation anterior  to  the  seventeenth  day  of  October,  one  thousand 
eight  hundred  and  thirty-one,  unless  another  communication  be 
previously  opened. 

And  also  the  use  of  the  interior  and  central  triangle  of  the 
said  section  No.  one,  for  the  erection  of  a  church-**'  provided,  if 
a  church  be  not  erected  and  maintained  thereon,  the  use  of  the 
said  ground  shall  revert  to  the  public  and  in  like  manner,  if  a 
church  be  not  erected  and  maintained  thereon,  on  or  before 
thirty-first  day  of  December,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and 
eighteen. 

And  provided  farther,  that  no  farther  interments  be  made 
on  the  said  premises  after  the  first  day  of  June,  one  thousand 
eight  hundred  and  seventeen. 

Resolved,  also,  that  two  acres  of  ground  be  granted  upon 
the  commons  to  said  Catholic  Church  for  a  graveyard""^,  in  such 
place  as  may  hereafter  be  determined,  subject  to  the  future  open- 
ing of  the  streets,  alleys,  etc. 


66         GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

And  then  the  board  adjourned  until  tomorrow,  the  eighteenth 
day  of  October,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  sixteen,  at 
eleven  of  the  clock  in  the  forenoon,  to  meet  again  at  the  same 
place. 

Austin  E.  Wing, 

Secretary. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory 
of  Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjust- 
ment of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory 
of  Michigan,  and  for  other  purposes,"  on  the  eighteenth  day  of 
October,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  sixteen,  pursuant  to 
adjournment.  Present:  His  excellency,  Lewis  Cass,  governor; 
Augustus  Brevoort  Woodward  and  John  Griffin,  judges. 

October  18th. 
Mrs.  Donahoe-''^  presented  her  claim  to  a  certain  lot  of  ground 
numbered  fifty. 

Catherine  McNifif  presented  a  petition  for  a  deed  to  a  lot 
in  section  No.  four,  on  which  she  now  lives,  stating  that  the 
former  deed  to  said  lot  granted  by  the  governor  and  judges,  had 
been  mislaid  or  lost,  so  that  it  cannot  be  found. 

Ordered,  that  a  deed  be  granted  agreeable  to  her  requests. 

Resolved,  that  the  Surveyor  Thomas  Smith  locate  in  his  re- 
turn of  the  water  lots  in  the  City  of  Detroit,  those  claims  to  lots 
which  have  been  already  granted. 

Richard  Smyth  made  application  for  a  deed  to  a  lot  of  ground, 
situate  in  the  rear  of  his  present  dwelling  house. 

Ordered,  that  a  deed  be  granted  to  Richard  Smyth  to  lot  No. 
fifty-one,  section  No.  three. 

Mrs.  Chittenden's  claim  was  again  taken  into  consideration 
by  the  Board,  and  determined  that  Richard  Smyth,  James  Ab- 
bott and  James  Dodomeade  go  on  to  the  ground  which  she 
claimed  in  the  old  town  and  appraise  the  well  thereon,  and  that 
a  deed  be  granted  her  for  a  part  of  lot  No.  four. 

And  then  the  board  adjourned  until  Monday,  the  twentieth 
day  of  October,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  sixteen,  at 
eleven  of  the  Clock  in  the  forenoon,  to  meet  again  at  the  same 
place. 

Austin  E.  Wing, 

Secretary. 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  67 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory 
of  Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  Congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjust- 
ment of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory 
of  Michigan,  and  for  other  purposes,"  on  the  twenty-first  day 
of  October,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  sixteen,  pursuant 
to  adjournment.  Present:  His  excellency,  Lewis  Cass,  governor; 
Augustus  Brevoort  Woodward  and  John  Griffin,  judges. 

October  21st. 

Resolved,  that  no  future  deviation  shall  be  made  from  the 
original  plan  of  the  City  of  Detroit  between  the  Grand  Circus 
and  the  River  Detroit,  as  devised  and  adopted  by  the  governor 
and  judges,  in  the  years  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  five, 
one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  six,  and  one  thousand  eight 
hundred  and  seven,  as  reported  to  congress. 

Resolved,  that  one  hundred  and  thirty  dollars,  the  amount  of 
the  appraisement,  be  allowed  to  Mrs.  Chittenden,  as  a  full  com- 
pensation for  her  well,  in  the  Old  Town,  now  in  the  public  high- 
way. And  that  a  deed  be  granted  her  for  lot  No.  four,  in  section 
No.  three,  with  the  exception  of  ten  by  one  hundred  feet,  bound- 
ing on  lot  No.  three  in  the  same  section.  And  also  that  an  equiva- 
lent of  seven  cents  per  square  foot  for  the  surplusage  of  ground 
belonging  to  the  estate  of  Hugh  Calahan,  after  deducting  the 
number  of  square  feet  contained  in  the  above  lot,  be  given  her. 

Benjamin  Woodworth  made  application  for  deeds  to  lots  num- 
bered twenty- four,  twenty-live,  twenty-six  and  twenty-seven. 

Ordered,  that  Deeds  be  given  him  agreeable  to  his  request. 

Resolved,  that  a  Deed  be  given  to  Benjamin  Woodworth  for 
a  part  of  a  lot  adjoining  him  upon  which  the  Indian  Blacksmith 
shop-^°  formerly  stood. 

And  then  the  board  adjourned  until  tomorrow,  the  twenty-, 
second  day  of  October,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  sixteen, 
at  eleven  of  the  Clock  in  the  forenoon,  to  be  held  again  at  the 
same  place. 

Austin  E.  Wing, 

Secretary. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory 
of  Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjustment 
of  the  titles  of  Land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory  of 


08         GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

Michigan,  and  for  other  purposes,"  on  the  twenty-second  day  of 
October,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  sixteen,  pursuant  to 
adjournment.  Present:  His  Excellency,  Lewis  Cass,  governor; 
Augustus  Brevoort  Woodward  and  John  Griffin,  judges. 

October  22nd. 

Peter  Audrain  petitioned  the  Board  for  a  grant  of  a  water 
lot  in  the  rear  of  the  house  which  he  now  occupies. 

Thomas  Smith,  Surveyor,  returned  a  plat  of  section  No.  4 
generally. 

And  then  the  Board  adjourned  until  tomorrow,  the  twenty- 
third  day  of  October,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  sixteen, 
at  eleven  of  the  Clock  in  the  forenoon,  to  meet  again  at  the  same 
place. 

Austin  E.  Wing, 

Secretary. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Governor  and  Judges  of  the  Territory 
of  Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  Act  to  provide  for  the  adjust- 
ment of  titles  of  Land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory  of 
Michigan,  and  for  other  purposes,  on  the  twenty-third  day  of 
October,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  sixteen,  pursuant  to 
adjournment.  Present:  His  excellency,  Lewis  Cass,  governor; 
Augustus  Brevoort  Woodward  and  John  Griffin,  judges. 

October  23rd. 

John  R.  Williams  came  forward  to  contest  the  claims  pre- 
sented by  Mrs.  Chittenden  on  the  fifteenth  day  of  October,  one 
thousand  eight  hundred  and  sixteen,  to  a  certain  parcel  of 
ground  said  to  belong  formerly  to  Hugh  Calahan. 

And  then  the  Board  adjourned  until  tomorrow,  the  twenty- 
fourth  day  of  October,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  sixteen, 
at  eleven  of  the  clock  in  the  forenoon  to  meet  again  at  the  same 
place. 

Austin  E.  Wing, 

Secretary. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Governor  and  Judges  of  the  Territory 
of  Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjust- 
ment of  the  titles  of  Land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory 
of  Michigan,  and  for  other  purposes,  on  the  Twenty-fourth  day 
of  October,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  sixteen,  pursuant  to 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  69 

adjournment.     Present:  His  excellency,  Lewis  Cass,  governor; 
Augustus  Brevoort  Woodward  and  John  Griffin,  judges. 

October  24th. 

Thei  Corporation  of  the  City  of  Detroit  presented  a  Protest 
against  the  order  made  by  the  Board  on  the  fifteenth  day  of  Oc- 
tober, one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  sixteen,  for  the  sale  of 
water  lots  in  section  numbered  three  above  Colonel  Hunt's,  in  the 
City  of  Detroit  aforesaid. 

Signed,  "Abraham    Edwards,^^'    Chairman." 

"Stephen  Mack/' 
"Peter  Desnoyer/' 

& 
"Oliver  W.  Miller." 

Ordered,  that  the  order  passed  on  the  fifteenth  of  October, 
one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  sixteen,  for  the  sale  of  the  water 
lots,  in  section  numbered  three,  above  Colonel  Hunt's,  in  the  City 
of  Detroit,  be  rescinded. 

Resolved,  that  this  Board  adjourn  on  Thursday,  the  thirty- 
first  day  of  October,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  sixteen, 
unless  for  good  cause  then  appearing  the  session  should  be  pro- 
longed. 

Thomas  Rowland,^"  in  behalf  of  Mrs.  Hank  petitioned  for 
a  deed  to  a  certain  lot  of  ground  in  the  City  of  Detroit,  having 
a  claim  to  the  same. 

Ordered,  that  a  deed  be  given  her  agreeable  to  her  request. 

Solomon  Sibley,  on  behalf  of  Mrs.  Scott,  petitioned  for  a 
deed  to  a  certain  lot  of  ground  in  the  City  of  Detroit,  she  having 
a  claim  to  the  same. 

Ordered,  that  a  deed  be  given  her  agreeable  to  her  request. 
And  then  the  Board  adjourned  until  tomorrow,  the  twenty- 
fifth  day  of  October,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  sixteen, 
at  eleven  of  the  clock  in  the  forenoon,  to  meet  again  at  the  same 
place. 

Austin  E.  Wing, 

Secretary. 

At  the  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory 
of  Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjust- 
ment of  the  titles  of  Land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory 
of  Michigan,  and  for  other  purposes,"  on  the  twenty-fifth  day 


70         GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

of  October,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  sixteen — pursuant 
to  adjournment.    Present :  Hon.  John  Griffin,  judge. 

Not  being  a  quorum,  the  Board  was  adjourned  until  Tuesday, 
the  fifth  day  of  November,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  six- 
teen, to  be  held  again  at  the  same  place. 

Austin  E.  Wing, 

Secretary. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Governor  and  Judges  of  the  Territory 
of  Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjustment 
of  titles  of  Land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory  of  Michi- 
gan, and  for  other  purposes,"  on  the  fifth  day  of  November,  one 
thousand  eight  hundred  and  sixteen,  pursuant  to  adjournment. 
Present :  His  excellency,  Lewis  Cass,  governor ;  Augustus  Bre- 
voort  Woodward  and  John  Griffin,  judges. 

Solomon  Sibley,  in  behalf  of  Robert  Smart,  remote  assignee 
under  David  McClain,  made  application  for  deeds  to  lots  num- 
bered sixty-one  and  sixty-two,  in  section  — .^^^ 

Application  was  made  by  Abraham  Wendell,^^*  in  behalf  of 
Jacob  G.  Sanders,  for  a  deed  to  lot  number  twenty-one,  in  sec- 
tion — . 

Resolution  presented  by  Judge  Woodward — and  after  some 
alterations  passed,  as  follows — viz. : 

Resolved,  by  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  for  the  adjustment  of  the 
titles  of  Land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory  of  Michi- 
gan, and  for  other  purposes."  That  the  ground  lying  on  Jeffer- 
son avenue,  in  the  City  of  Detroit,  adjoining  the  premises  of 
Joseph  Campau  and  bounded  in  front  by  Jefferson  avenue,  be 
divided  into  lots  of  forty-two  and  a  half  feet  front  on  Jefferson 
Avenue  and  Woodbridge  street,  and  two  lots  of  forty  feet  front 
on  Griswold  Street,  be  sold  at  public  auction  on  Tuesday  next. 
One-fourth  of  the  price  to  be  paid  in  ten  days  after  the  sale 
and  the  remainder  in  three  equal  annual  payments,  and  if  any 
payment  be  delayed  one  year  the  lot  to  be  forfeited  and  the 
monies  paid  returned,  deducting  twelve  per  centum  per  annum  ; 
and  if  any  payment  be  delayed  the  purchaser  shall  pay  twelve 
per  cent,  and  if  the  whole  payments  are  not  made  with  the  in- 
terest if  any,  on  or  before  the  day  of  the  last  payment,  the  lot 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  71 

shall  be  sold,  and  the  amount  returned  to  the  first  purchaser  after 
deducting  twelve  per  cent  per  annum  for  the  fund.  And  a  cer- 
tificate shall  be  given  to  the  purchaser  by  the  Secretary  stating 
these  terms,  and  a  deed  shall  not  be  issued  till  the  payments  are 
completed. 

The  following  resolution  was  proposed  to  the  Board  by  Judge 
Woodward,  viz. : 

Whereas  the  act  of  congress  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for 
the  adjustment  of  the  titles  of  Land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and 
Territory  of  Michigan  and  for  other  purposes,"  requires  certain 
acts  by  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of  Michigan,  or 
any  three  of  them. 

Resolved,  that  so  much  of  the  resolution  of  the  day 

of last  authorizing  the  governor  and  such  of  the  Judges 

as  may  be  in  the  Territory  to  confirm  certain  proceedings  of  the 
commissioners  therein  mentioned,  be  rescinded  as  would  operate 
to  authorize  at  any  time  the  governor  and  one  judge  only  to 
give  such  confirmation,  and  as  would  operate  to  prevent  the  three 
judges  from  giving  such  confirmation  when  the  governor  and 
secretary  are  absent,  but  such  confirmation  shall  always  be  pur- 
suant to  the  act  of  congress  by  the  governor  and  judges  or  any 
three  of  them. 

The  question  was  taken,  whereupon  Augustus  Brevoort 
Woodward  and  John  Griffin,  Judges,  in  the  affirmative,  and  his 
Excellency,  Lewis  Cass,  in  the  negative. 

Ordered,  that  lots  numbered  twenty-seven,  thirty,  thirty-one, 
thirty-two,  thirty-three,  sixty-three,  sixty-four,  sixty-five,  sixty- 
six,  sixty-eight,  sixty-nine,  seventy,  seventy-one,  in  section  nine, 
be  granted  to  the  Corporation  of  the  Catholick  Church,^^^  together 
with  the  use  of  the  streets  and  alleys  between  them  for  a  burying 
ground. 

Ordered,  that  the  secretary  do  receive  proposals  for  erecting 
a  handsome  paling  painted  round  the  new  and  old  Protestant  and 
Catholick  burying  grounds^^*'  and  for  planting  the  old  Protestant 
burying  ground  with  trees. 

And  then  the  board  adjourned  until  Thursday  the  seventh 
day  of  November,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  sixteen,  to 
meet  again  at  the  same  place,  eleven  o'clock  a.  m. 

Austin  E.  Wing, 

Secretary. 


72         GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  Act  to  provide  for  the  adjustment 
of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory  of 
Michigan  and  for  other  purposes,"  on  the  seventh  day  of  Novem- 
ber, one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  sixteen,  pursuant  to  ad- 
journment. Were  present,  his  excellency,  Lewis  Cass,  Augustus 
Brevoort  Woodward  and  John  Griffin,  Judges. 

No  business  appearing  before  the  Board,  an  adjournment  was 
ordered  to  the  thirteenth  day  of  November,  one  thousand  eight 
hundred  and  sixteen,  to  be  held  again  at  the  same  place  at  eleven 
jof  the  clock  in  the  forenoon. 

Austin  E.  Wing, 

Secretary. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  Act  to  provide  for  the  adjust- 
ment of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory 
of  Michigan  and  for  other  purposes,"  on  the  thirteenth  day  of 
November,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  sixteen,  pursuant 
to  adjournment.  Were  present:  His  excellency,  Lewis  Cass, 
Augustus  Brevoort  Woodward  and  John  Griffin,  Judges. 

Ordered,  that  a  donation  lot  be  granted  a  Mrs.  Catherine 
Donahoe,  Devisee  of  Peter  Curry,  deceased,  who  was  entitled  to 
a  donation  lot. 

Ordered,  that  a  deed  be  granted  to  Henry  J.  Hunt  for  the 
land  described  in  the  statement  of  the  surveyor,  upon  condition 
that  the  said  Henry  J.  Hunt  produce  from  Angus  Mcintosh  his 
relinquishment  for  all  ground  which  belonged  to  him  in  the  old 
town  of  Detroit,  and  which  by  the  new  plan  of  said  town  falls 
in  the  streets,  and  also  all  lands  which  he  may  claim  as  an  equiva- 
lent therefor,  and  the  said  Henry  J.  Hunt  shall  pay  to  the  treas- 
urer of  the  Detroit  Fund  the  sum  of  four  hundred  dollars  for  the 
surplus  of  said  ground,  upon  the  same  terms  as  the  other  lots 
have  been  sold  except  that  he  pay  interest  upon  the  balance  from 
the  day  of  sale. 

James  Abbott,  Auctioneer  in  the  City  of  Detroit,  presented  the 
following  return  of  sales  of  lots  made  on  the  12th  of  this  month : 

Shubael  Conant-^'  purchased  lot  No.     7 1500 

6 1470 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  72> 

John  Stockton^"  "  "         5 2050 

Charley  Larned"*  "  "       48 920 

Benj'n  Stead""  "  "       49 1190 

John  Stockton  "  "       50 900 

E.  E $8030 

James  Abbott, 

Auctioneer. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  Act  to  provide  for  the  adjust- 
ment of  the  titles  of  Land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory 
of  Michigan  and  for  other  purposes,"  on  the  22nd  day  of  Novem- 
ber, 1816.  Were  present :  His  excellency,  Lewis  Cass,  Augustus 
Brevoort  Woodward  and  John  Grififin,  Judges. 

John  Palmer-2^  made  application  for  a  deed  to  a  lot  of  ground 
in  the  town  of  Detroit  numbered  81,  purchased  at  auction  6th 
March,  1809,  subject  to  the  following  proviso,  that  the  City  of 
Detroit  may  extend  over  it  without  his  expecting  or  claiming  any 
compensation,  for  the  avenues,  streets,  roads,  lanes,  alleys, 
squares,  circusses  and  other  public  spaces  and  reservations  of 
ground  of  the  said  City  of  Detroit  according  to  the  original  plan 
thereof  whenever  a  majority  of  the  proprietors  of  any  such 
quantity  may  desire  the  same,  and  whenever  the  same  may  be 
required  by  the  competent  public  authority,  so  that  no  title  shall 
ever  be  considered  as  vesting  in  any  individual  to  such  avenues, 
streets,  roads,  lanes,  alleys,  squares,  circusses  and  other  public 
spaces  and  reservations  of  ground. 

Ordered,  that  lots  numbered  sixteen  and  seventeen,  in  section 
number  2,  be  granted  to  William  McComb  and  David  B.  Mc- 
Comb  upon  their  filing  with  the  secretary  the  relinquishment  of 
the  heirs  of  John  W.  McComb  and  of  the  said  William  McComb 
and  David  B.  McComb,  heirs  of  William  McComb,  late  of  De- 
troit, deceased,  for  all  property  in  the  old  Town  of  Detroit  which 
formerly  belonged  to  the  said  William  McComb,  deceased,  and 
upon  their  paying  or  causing  to  be  paid  to  the  Treasurer  of  the 
Detroit  fund,  a  sum  bearing  the  same  proportion  to  the  pur- 
chase money  of  the  said  lots  if  they  are  sold  within  six  months 
which  1321  bears  to  10,000,  and  to  be  paid  at  the  same  time  the 
said  purchase  money  is  to  be  paid.    And,  if  the  said  lots  are  not 


74         GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

sold  within  six  months,  then  a  sum  shall  be  paid  to  the  said  treas- 
urer bearing  the  same  proportion  to  $3,500  which  1321  bears  to 
10,000,  and  excepting  therefrom  so  much  of  lots  No.  16  as  falls 
in  the  alley  leading  from  Welsh's  house,  by  the  rear  of  Thibault 
&  Campau's,  to  the  Citadel  Alley,  until  the  alley  agreeably  to  the 
new  plan  of  the  town,  in  the  rear  of  said  lots  numbered  16  and 
17  shall  be  opened,  and  excepting  therefrom  what  may  be  con- 
tained in  the  military  reservation,  so  long  as  the  same  may  be 
used  for  public  purposes. 

Ordered,  that  all  the  water  lots  in  section  number  three,  and 
above  the  public  wharf,  the  property  of  the  Detroit  funds,  be 
sold  at  public  auction  on  Saturday,  the  30th  instant,  at  noon, 
upon  the  same  terms  upon  which  the  "lots  in  the  public  garden 
were  sold  with  this  addition;  that  six  per. cent  shall  be  paid  upon 
all  sums  from  the  day  of  sale,  and  the  interest  due  upon  the 
whole  sum  at  the  time  any  payment  is  due,  shall  be  paid  at  the 
time  the  said  payment  is  made  and  under  the  same  penalty — the 
minimum  price  of  the  said  lots  shall  be  two  cents  per  foot. 

Ordered,  that  all  lots  the  property  of  the  Detroit  fund  be- 
tween Woodward  Avenue  and  the  McComb  farm  be  offered  for 
sale  at  public  auction,  on  Friday,  the  6th  day  of  December  next, 
if  fair — if  not,  the  next  fair  day,  upon  the  same  terms  directed 
for  the  sale  of  the  water  lots,  except  that  there  shall  be  no  mini- 
mum price  and  either  member  of  this  Board  shall  be  a  commit- 
tee to  superintend  the  said  sale,  and  if  he  thinks  the  lots  do  not 
bring  a  fair  price,  he  is  hereby  empowered  to  stop  the  sale. 

Ordered,  that  the  Secretary  give  the  usual  public  notice  of 
the  two  preceding  orders — 

And  then  the  board  adjourned  to  meet  on  Monday  next  at 
11  o'clock  a.  m. 

A.  E.  Wing, 
Secretary. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  Act  to  provide  for  the  adjust- 
ment of  the  Titles  of  Land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory 
of  Michigan,  and  for  other  purposes,"  on  Monday,  the  twenty- 
fifth  day  of  November,  1816.  Were  present:  His  excellency, 
Lewis  Cass ;  Augustus  Brevoort  Woodward  and  John  Griffin, 
Judges. 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  75 

Peter  Audrain  made  application  for  a  deed  to  a  water  lot  in 
the  rear  of  his  present  dwelling. 

James  May  made  application  for  deeds  to  ten  lots  purchased 
at  auction,  viz. :  Nos.  37,  38,  39,  82,  83,  66,  67,  56,  57,  58.  Or- 
dered that  deeds  be  granted  to  James  May  agreeable  to  his  re- 
quest, subject  to  the  following  proviso :  That  the  City  of  De- 
troit may  extend  over  them,  without  his  expecting  or  claiming 
any  compensation  for  the  avenues,  streets,  roads,  alleys,  lanes, 
squares,  circusses  and  other  public  spaces  and  reservations  of 
ground  of  the  said  City  of  Detroit  according  to  the  original  plan 
thereof,  whenever  a  majority  of  the  proprietors  of  any  such 
quantity  may  desire  the  same  and  whenever  the  same  may  be 
required  by  the  competent  public  authority ;  so  that  no  title  shall 
ever  be  considered  as  vesting  in  any  individual  to  such  avenues, 
streets,  roads,  lanes,  alleys,  squares,  circusses  and  other  public 
spaces  and  reservations  of  ground. 

Austin  E.  Wing,  Secretary  of  the  Board,  presented  an  ac- 
count of  stationery,  firewood,  etc.,  furnished  said  Board — $16 — 
which  was  allowed. 

A  deed  was  presented  by  Henry  J.  Hunt  to  lots  No.  19  and 
20,  etc.,  which  was  signed  by  His  Excellency,  Lewis  Cass,  Augus- 
tus Brevoort  Woodward  and  John  Griffin — attested  by — Austin 
E.  Wing  and  Thomas  Smith,  agreeably  to  the  order  of  the  Board 
on  the  13th  of  November,  181G,  to  be  kept  by  the  secretary  till 
the  deeds  required  by  the  said  order  are  presented. 

A  deed  was  also  signed  by  the  governor  and  judges  aforesaid 
to  James  Abbott  for  out  lots  numbered  six  and  seven 

Resolved,  that  an  order  be  drawn  upon  the  treasurer  for 
forty  dollars  in  favor  of  James  Abbott  for  his  auction  fees. 

Resolved,  that  the  sum  of  $8,030,  the  proceeds  of  the  lots 
sold  on  the  public  garden,  so-called,  be  appropriated  to  the  build- 
ing of  a  court  house  and  to  no  other  purpose. 

And  then  the  board  adjourned  till  Wednesday,  the  27th  No- 
vember instant. 

Austin  E,  Wing, 

Secretary. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  Act  to  provide  for  the  adjust- 
ment of  titles  of  Land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory  of 


76         GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

Michigan,  and  for  other  purposes,"  on  Wednesday,  the  37th  day 
■of  November,  1816.  Were  present:  His  excellency,  Lewis  Cass; 
Augustus  Brevoort  Woodward  and  John  Griffin,  Judges. 

Ordered,  that  a  deed  be  granted  to  Robert  Smart  for  lots  No. 
'61  and  62,  in  section  No.  3,  agreeable  to  his  application  by  Sol. 
Sibley  on  the  5th  day  of  November,  1816. 

Ordered  that  the  land  between  the  lot  of  Peter  Audrain 
•whereon  he  now  lives  and  Woodbridge  Street,  commencing  at 
the  termination  of  the  line  between  him  and  the  lot  whereon  John 
Kinzie  lately  lived  and  of  the  line  between  him  and  Abraham 
Edwards,  and  running  from  those  points  on  a  course  perpen- 
dicular to  Woodbridge  Street  to  said  street,  be  granted  to  the 
said  Peter  Audrain,  provided  that  Mr.  Audrain  pays  and  secures 
to  be  paid  to  the  treasurer  of  the  Detroit  Fund  two  cents  per 
foot  with  interest  thereon  from  the  1st  day  of  January,  1811,  for 
so  much  of  the  said  ground  as  is  covered  with  water,  and  seven 
cents  per  foot  for  the  residue  in  the  same  manner  that  the  other 
water  lots  are  directed  to  be  sold. 

Deeds  were  presented  by  John  R.  Williams  to  lots  No.  68  and 
69  out  lots,  also  to  lot  No.  57,  in  section  No.  11,  which  were 
signed  by  His  Excellency,  Lewis  Cass ;  Augustus  Brevoort  Wood- 
ward and  John  Griffin,  Judges — attested  by  Austin  E.  Wing  and 
Sol.  Sibley. 

Application  was  made  by  Solomon  Sibley  in  behalf  of  Robert 
Smart  for  a  deed  to  lot  No.  83  in  section  No.  6,  containing  6,500 
feet. 

Ordered  that  a  deed  be  granted  to  Robert  Smart  agreeable 
to  his  request. 

Ordered  that  all  the  water  lots  belonging  to  the  Detroit  Fund, 
l)etween  Woodward  Avenue  and  Bates  Street,  including  the  up- 
per tier  of  lots  on  Bates  Street,  be  offered  for  public  sale  on 
Saturday,  the  seventh  day  of  December  next,  upon  the  terms 
which  were  directed  for  the  sale  of  the  water  lots  to  be  sold  on 
Saturday,  the  30th  instant,  and  that  the  secretary  give  the  usual 
public  notice  thereof. 

Ordered,  that  a  deed  be  made  to  Robert  Smart  agreeably  to 
his  application  through  Sol.  Sibley  on  the  5th  day  of  November, 
1816,  to  lots  mentioned,  61  and  63,  in  section  number  3. 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  77 

And  then  the  board  adjourned  until  Monday  next,  to  be  held 
at  the  same  place. 

Austin  E.  Wing, 

Secretary. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  Act  to  provide  for  the  adjust- 
ment of  the  titles  of  Land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory 
of  Michigan,  and  for  other  purposes,"  on  Tuesday,  the  3rd  day 
of  December,  1816.  Were  present:  His  excellency,  Lewis  Cass, 
Augustus  Brevoort  Woodward  and  John  Griffin,  Judges. 

Return  of  Sales  of  Nineteen  Water  Lots---  sold  at  Public  Auc- 
tion by  James  Abbott,  Auctioneer,  in  the  City  of  Detroit,  on  Sat- 
urday, 30th  of  November, 

1816 

No.  in  the 

John  R  Williams 109     1  lot.  City  of  Detroit         168 

James  Abbott    105     1    "         "  "  233 

John  R.  Williams 106     1    "         "  "       '        101 

John  R.  Williams 110     1    "         "  "  100 

Benjamin  Stead    103     1    "         "  "  125 

John  R.  Williams   Ill     1    "         "  "  101 

Charles  Larned 102     1    "         "  "  100 

Thomas  Smith   101     1    "         "  "  110 

Thomas  Smith 94*     1    "         "  "  431* 

Robert  Smart 63     1    "         "  "  752 

Barnam  Campau 98     1    "         "  "  120 

Richard  Smyth   97     1    "         "  "  240 

John  R.  Williams  66     1    "         "  "  420 

John  R.  Williams   65     1    "         "  "  780 

Abraham  Edwards  93     1    "         "  "  220 

Abraham  Edwards 70     1    "         "  "  35a 

Stephen  Mack 91     1    "         "  "  106 

Stephen  Mack  72     1    "         "  "  551 

Shubael    Conant    71     1    "         "  "  750 


Dels.     5758 

"E.  E.  Detroit,  1st  Dec,  1816. 

JAMES  ABBOTT,  Auctioneer." 
♦The  lot  actually  sold  was  100  &  not  94,  for  $431. 


78         GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

Ordered  that  the  land  in  the  rear  of  Maj.  Edwards  lot 
where  he  now  lives,  between  that  and  Woodbridge  street,  be 
granted  to  him  at  the  rate  of  thirty  cents  per  foot,  to  be  ascer- 
tained by  the  surveyor,  the  lines  to  be  run  perpendicular  to 
Woodbridge  Street. 

Ordered,  that  the  land  in  front  of  Joseph  Thibault  lot  where 
he  now  lives,  between  there  and  Jefferson  Avenues,  be  granted 
to  the  said  Thibault  at  the  rate  of  one  dollar  per  foot,  to  be  as- 
certained by  the  surveyor. 

Ordered,  that  the  lot  lying  upon  the  Citadel  Alley,  back  of 
the  lots  confirmed  to  William  and  David  Macomb,  be  sold  at 
public  auction  on  Saturday  next  on  the  terms  prescribed  for  the 
sale  of  water  lots,  and  that  the  said  lot  be  sold  agreeably  to  the 
present  plan  of  the  town. 

Ordered,  that  the  lot  lying  between  Henry  Hudson's  dwell- 
ing house  and  store  house  be  sold  at  the  same  time  and  upon  the 
same  terms,  and  that  the  amount  thereof  be  specially  reserved 
by  the  treasurer  for  the  further  disposition  of  the  board. 

Ordered,  that  all  ground  the  property  of  the  Detroit  Fund,  be- 
tween the  Detroit  River  and  Adams  Avenue,  passing  through  the 
Grand  Circus  and  parallel  to  Jefferson  Avenue  not  previously 
reserved  or  disposed  of,  be  sold  at  public  auction,  the  2nd  Thurs- 
day of  October  next  at  noon,  if  fair,  if  not  the  next  fair  day, 
upon  the  terms  prescribed  for  the  sale  of  the  last  water  lots — 
and  that  public  notice  thereof  be  given  here  and  elsewhere  in  four 
public  places. 

And  then  the  board  adjourned  until  tomorrow,  the  4th  day  of 
December,  1816,  to  be  held  at  11  of  the  clock  A.  M.,  at  the  same 
place. 

Austin  E.  Wing, 

Secretary. 

Return  of  Sales  of  Lots  within  the  bounds  of  the  City  of  De- 
troit on  Friday,  the  sixth  day  of  December,  1816,  by  order  of  the 
Governor  and  Judges. 

Purchaser's  Name.  No.  Lot.     No.  Section. 

J.  Leib"3 33  8  65 

Sol.  Sibley 24  "  38 

"     19  "  28 

"     18  "  31 

"     17  "  31 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD 


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Sol.  Sibley 16 

John  R.  Williams  83 

Thomas  Rowland   15 

Thomas  Rowland  14 

Stephen  Mack 13 

Thomas  Rowland   12 

Stephen  Mack 11 

Thomas  Rowland  05 

Stephen  Mack  64 

Thomas  Rowland    63 

John  R.  Williams 66 

John  S.  Roby 10 

Sol.  Sibley   U 

Thomas  Rowland  7 

Geo.  B.  Larned"* 62 

Sol.  Sibley   01 

Geo.  B.  Larned 60 

"     59 

John  R.  Williams   58 

57 

Lieut.  Fisher^^'   56 

Lieut.  Fisher 55 

Thomas  Rowland  49 

Solomon  Sibley 48 

John  R.  Williams 21 

22 

John  Palmer 23 

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Dr.  McCroskey   19 

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Hidorij  of  JcKXdinluc  (hmiti/,  Kentucky. 


from  Jessamine  and  Hickman  creeks,  wliicli  were  then  the  most 
thickly  poiniLated  parts  of  the  territory  embraced  in  jessamine 
county,  were  in  the  haljit  of  traveling  between  (these  two  creeks. 
The  road  which  tlien  ran  to  Lexington  ran  substantially  on  the 
line  of  the  turnpike  and  its  traces  are  still  distinctly  visible  to  the 
eye  at  various  ])()iuts  along  the  turnpike.  This  was  true  of  the 
roads  whicli  ran  fr(jm  Nicholasville  and  what  is  known  as  Rus- 
sell's tavern.     In  the  location  cf  the  turnpil^e,  very  little  of  this 


WM.  O.  HUTLHR. 

old  line  was  used.  This  was  e(|ually  true  of  the  road  to  Sulphur 
Well,  but  the  roads  crossed  at  that  time  north  and  south  and  east 
and  west,  exactl\'  where  Main  street  and  Maiucross  street  now  in- 
tersect each  other. 

The  inducing  causes  which  led  to  the  location  were,  first,  fou-" 
large  springs,  which  were  presumed  then,  to  l)e  never-failing. 
These  all  were  within  the  limits  of  the  twenty-five  acres  laid  out 
into  the  town,  and  second,  to  the  fact  of  the  road  passing  from 
Lexington  and  Danville,  and  from  East  Hickman  to  Jessamine. 


History  of  Jessamine  Cowity,  Kentucky.  81 

crossing  at  right  angles  at  the  point.  Little  Jessamine,  or  East 
Jessamine,  w  as  tlien  a  stream  of  more  importance  than  now.  Ris- 
ing about  a  mile  above  and  fed  by  other  streams  along  the  line,  it 
became  cjuite  a  volume  for  a  creek  by  the  time  it  passed  through 
the  borders  of  the  newly  laid  out  village. 

It  was  quite  a  while  after  the  town  was  established  before 
nmch  trade  centered  within  its  limits.  The  people  who  first  lived 
in  the  towri  were  farmers  in  the  immediate  neighborhood. 

There  was  no  post-office  in  Xicholasville  for  several  years  after 
its  location.  The  mails  were  carried  on  horseback  between  Lex- 
ington and  Danville  and  Lancaster  and  Harrodsburg.  Its  loca- 
tion was  not  made  without  clashes  of  personal  interest.  Samuel 
H.  Woodson,  w  ho  was  then  a  lawyer,  desired  to  establish  the  town 
where  the  Shel\-  i>lace  now  stands,  about  one  mile  south  of  the 
present  location,  while  hVederick  Zimmerman  sought  to  have  the 
town  established  about  three-(|uarters  of  a  mile  north,  on  top  of 
I  lie  hill,  just  bevoud  the  Duncan  farm.  It  re(|uired  several  years 
to  get  the  matter  hnally  settled,  and  it  was  largely  due  to  the  great 
mlluence  as  well  as  the  persistent  efiforts  of  Rev.  John  Metcalf 
that  the  town  was  laid  out  in  its  ])resent  location. 

A  large  ])roi)orti(Mi  of  the  settlers  in  Xicholasville  were  from 
the  state  of  X'irginia.  and  a  few  from  Xortli  and  South  Carolina. 

.Xalhaniel  .McLean,  who  married  Catherine  lUackford  in 
Morris  county,  .Xew  Jersey,  was  a  brother-in-law  oi  IJenjamiu 
Blackford.  McLean  Imih  the  first  los"  cabin  in  Xicholasville  on 
the  lot  now  owned  by  Mr.  lUirdine.  Blackford  himself  had  set- 
tled on  the  f.arni  just  north  of  Xicholasville,  now  ownecl  by  his 
grandson,  Robert   l)uncan,  in    1783. 

John  ^McLean.  Associate  Justice  of  the  Cnited  States  Su- 
l)reme  Court,  lived  for  quite  a  while  in  his  youtli  on  the  Duncan 
farm.  A\'hen  four  \ears  old  his  father  moved  to  Morgantown. 
A  a.,  and  tlience  came  to  Xicholasville.  Ky..  and  subsequently 
moved  to  Warren  county.  (  )hio.  He  remained  in  Jessamine  un- 
til he  was  al)out  '^ixtet-n  xi'ars  of  age.  In  1S12  he  was  eected  to 
Congress  from  tlie  Cincinnati  district.  He  refused  the  nomina- 
tion for  the  United  States  Senate  in  1815.  l)ut  was  elected  a  Judge 
of  tlie  Supreme  Court  of  Ohio,  in  1816.  In  1821  he  was  ap- 
pointed postmaster  general  and  in  1829  he  was  ai)pointcd  As- 
sociate Justice  of  the  Cnited  vStates  Supreme  Court.  He  was  a 
6 


82         GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjustment 
of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory  of 
Michigan  and  for  other  purposes,"  on  Tuesday,  the  seventeenth 
day  of  December,  one  thousand  eiglit  hui?dred  and  sixteen. 
Were  present:  His  excellency,  Lewis  Cass,  governor;  Augustus 
Brevoort  Woodward  and  John  Griffin,  judges. 

Ordered,  that  deeds  be  granted  to  Joseph  Thibault  for  lots 
Nos.  13  and  13,  in  section  2,  upon  his  conveying  a  deed  to  the 
governor  and  judges  for  lot  No.  80,  in  section  6. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Solomon  Sibley  by  the  governor  and 
judges,  as  assignee  to  Jacob  Fairman ;  lot  41. 

A  deed  was  signed  by  the  governor  and  judges  to  Mrs.  Scott, 
lot  No.  36,  section  8. 

A  deed  was  signed  by  the  governor  and  judges  to  Sarah 
Knowland  for  lot  No.  82,  section  6. 

A  deed  was  signed  by  the  governor  and  judges  to  Robert 
Smart  for  lots  Nos.  61  and  62,  in  section  3. 

And  then  the  board  adjourned  until  tomorrow,  the  18th 
instant,  to  be  held  at  the  same  place. 

Austin  E.  Wing, 

Secretary. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjust- 
ment of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory 
of  Michigan  and  for  other  purposes,"  on  the  18th  day  of  Decem- 
ber, 1816.  Were  present:  His  excellency,  Lewis  Cass,  governor; 
Augustus  Brevoort  Woodward  and  John  Griffin,  judges. 

John  Stockton  appeared  before  the  board  and  requested  lib- 
<erty  to  relinquish  to  the  board  certain  lots,  Nos.  5  and  50,  lying 
in  the  old  public  garden,  purchased  at  public  auction,  agreeable 
to  an  order  of  the  board,  on  the  12th  of  November,  1816,  which 
was  granted  by  the  board. 

A  deed  was  signed  by  the  governor  and  judges  for  lots  Nos. 
'82  and  83  to  Solomon  Sibley,  Esq.,  at  the  request  of  James  May. 
Esq. 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  83 

Dr.  McCroskey  made  application  to  the  board  for  a  deed  to  a 
donation  lot  in  the  City  of  Detroit.  Ordered,  that  a  deed  be 
granted  agreeable  to  his  request. 

A  deed  was  signed  by  the  governor  and  judges  for  lots  Nos. 
37,  38,  39,  66,  67,  56,  57,  58  to  James  May,  Esq. 

And  then  the  board  adjourned  until  tomorrow,  the  19th,  to 
be  held  again  at  the  same  place  at  eleven  o'clock  a.  m. 

Austin  E.  Wing, 

Secretary. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjustment 
of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory  of 
Michigan  and  for  other  purposes,"  on  the  19th  day  of  December, 
1816.  Were  present:  His  excellency,  Lewis  Cass,  governor; 
Augustus  Brevoort  Woodward  and  John  Griffin,  judges. 

A  deed  was  signed  by  the  governor  and  judges  for  lot  number 
seventy-three,  in  section  four,  to  Catharine  McNiff. 

A  deed  was  signed  by  the  governor  and  judges  for  lot  num- 
bered seventy-eight,  in  section  seven,  to  Margaret  Hanks. 

A  deed  was  signed  by  the  governor  and  judges  for  lot  num- 
bered eighty-one  (out  lot)  to  John  Palmer. 

A  deed  was  signed  by  the  governor  and  judges  for  lot  num- 
bered fifty-one,  in  section  three,  to  Richard  Smyth. 

A  deed  was  signed  by  the  governor  and  judges  for  out  lots 
numbered  seventy  and  seventy-one  to  Abraham  Cook. 

A  deed  was  signed  by  the  governor  and  judges  for  part  of  a 
lot  numbered  four,  in  section  three,  to  Elizabeth  Chittenden,  wife 
of  James  Chittenden,  which  deed  is  ordered  to  remain  in  the 
hands  of  the  secretary  of  the  board  as  an  escrow  until  a  relin- 
quishment be  filed  with  the  secretary  by  Elizabeth  Chittenden  to 
all  the  claims  of  Hugh  Calahan  in  the  old  town. 

And  then  the  board  adjourned  until  tomorrow  at  eleven 
o'clock  a.  m.,  to  be  held  at  the  same  place. 

A.  E.  Wing, 

Secretary. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  one  of  the  judges  of  the 
Territory  of  Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  congress  of  the 
United  States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the 
adjustment  of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit,  in  the 


84         GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

Territory  of  Michigan,  and  for  other  purposes,"  on  Friday,  the 
20th  day  of  December,  1816.  Were  present:  His  excellency, 
Lewis  Cass,  governor,  and  the  Hon.  John  Griffin,  one  of  the 
judges. 

Not  being  a  quorum,  the  board  adjourned  until  Monday,  the 
sixth  day  of  January,  1817. 

Austin  E.  Wing, 

Secretary. 

At  a  special  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Terri- 
tory of  Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the 
United  States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the 
adjustment  of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit,  in  the 
Territory  of  Michigan,  and  for  other  purposes,"  on  Monday,  the 
thirty-first  day  of  December,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and 
sixteen.  Were  present :  His  excellency,  Lewis  Cass,  governor ; 
Augustus  Brevoort  Woodward  and  John  Griffin,  judges. 

A  deed  was  signed  by  the  governor  and  judges  to  John  S. 
Roby  for  the  lot  whereon  he  now  lives,  to  be  retained  by  Solomon 
Sibley  as  an  escrow  till  Robert  Innis  files  a  deed  of  relinquish- 
ment for  all  claims  of  Mathew  Donavan  to  land  in  the  old  Town 
of  Detroit  and  till  three  dollars  and  fifty  cents  are  paid  to  the 
treasurer. 

A  deed  was  also  signed  by  the  governor  and  judges  to  Joseph 
Thibault  for  part  of  lots  numbered  twelve  and  thirteen  in  section 
number  two. 

A  deed  of  relinquishment  was  filed  by  the  said  Thibault  for 
all  claims  in  the  old  town  and  another  deed  from  the  said  Thibault 
and  his  wife  for  a  donation  lot  heretofore  granted  to  her. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Benjamin  Stead  for  part  of  lot  No.  15, 
in  section  2,  to  be  retained  by  Solomon  Sibley  till  a  deed  of  relin- 
quishment is  filed  by  Robert  Gouie  for  all  his  claims  in  the  old 
Town  of  Detroit  and  till  Benjamin  Stead  pays  fifty  dollars  to  the 
treasurer  of  the  Detroit  Fund  and  secures  by  his  note  the  pay- 
ment of  one  hundred  dollars  in  two  equal  annual  instalments, 
with  interest  till  paid. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Mrs.  Catharine  Donahoe  for  a  donation 
lot  of  Peter  Curry,  being  lot  No.  50,  in  section  No.  8. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Dr.  Wm.  McCoskry  for  out  lots  No.  63, 
64  and  65  and  in  lot  No.  41,  in  section  6,  as  a  donation  lot. 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  85 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Dr.  Sylvester  Day  for  lot  No.  81,  in 
section  No.  10. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Benjamin  Woodworth  for  out  lots  Nos. 
24,  25,  26,  27  and  also  for  in  lot  No.  53,  in  section  No.  4,  the 
latter  to  be  retained  as  an  escrow  till  he  conveys  to  the  United 
States  the  lot  whereon  the  New  Indian  Blacksmith  shop  is  built. 

Austin  E.  Wing, 

Secretary. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjustment 
of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit,  in  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  and  for  other  purposes,"  on  Monday,  the  eighteenth 
day  of  May,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  seventeen  (1817). 
Were  present :  His  excellency,  Lewis  Cass,  governor ;  Augustus 
Brevoort  Woodward  and  John  Griffin,  judges. 

Duncan  Reid  presented  a  petition  in  the  name  of  Jean  Bt. 
Picquet,  deceased,  for  an  order  of  the  board  upon  the  treasurer 
of  the  Detroit  Fund  for  the  sum  of  twenty  dollars,  with  interest 
upon  the  same  from  the  twenty-second  day  of  March,  one  thou- 
sand eight  hundred  and  eight  until  paid,  agreeable  to  an  order  of 
said  land  board,  then  composed  of  (members  His  excellency, 
Reuben  Atwater,  acting  governor ;  Augustus  B.  Woodward  and 
James  Witherell,  judges),  which  order  is  now  on  file  in  my  office. 

It  is  thereupon  ordered  by  the  board,  that  the  said  Duncan 
Reid's  petition  be  granted ;  and  that  a  certified  copy  of  this  order 
from  the  secretary  of  the  board  shall  be  the  treasurer's  voucher 
for  paying  the  same. 

And  then  the  board  adjourned  until  Thursday,  the  21st  inst., 
1817. 

Austin  E.  Wing, 

Secretary. 

Twenty  dollars,  with  interest  from  the  22nd  of  March,  1808, 
granted  by  the  board  in  lieu  of  1000  feet  vantage  ground,  as  per 
articles  on  file. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjustment 
of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit,  in  the  Territory  of 


86         GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

Michigan,  and  for  other  purposes,"  on  Monday,  the  twenty-sixth 
day  of  May,  1817.  Present:  His  excellency,  Lewis  Cass,  gov- 
ernor, and  John  Griffin,  judge. 

Not  being  a  quorum,  the  board  adjourned  until  Thursday  next 
at  one-half  after  10  o'clock  a.  m. 

Austin  E.  Wing, 

Secretary. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjustment 
of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit,  in  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  and  for  other  purposes,"  on  Thursday,  the  twenty- 
ninth  day  of  May,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  seventeen. 
Present :  His  excellency,  Lewis  Cass,  governor,  and  Augustus  B. 
Woodward,  judge. 

There  being  no  quorum,  the  board  adjourned  until  Monday 
next,  the  second  day  of  April,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and 
seventeen  (1817),  at  half  after  ten  of  the  clock  in  the  forenoon. 

Austin  E.  Wing, 

Secretary. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjustment 
of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit,  in  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  and  for  other  purposes,"  on  Monday,  the  second  day 
of  June,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  seventeen  (1817). 
Were  present :  His  excellency,  Lewis  Cass,  governor,  and  Au- 
gustus Brevoort  Woodward  and  John  Griffin,  judges. 

Ordered,  by  the  governor  and  judges,  that  an  appropnaiion 
be  made  to  Austin  E.  Wing,  secretary  of  this  board,  of  one  hun- 
dred dollars,  the  same  being  the  amount  of  his  semi-annual  salary. 

Ordered,  that  the  subject  of  the  petition  of  the  Widow  John 
McComb,  presented  and  filed  March  third,  one  thousand  eight 
hundred  and  seventeen,  be  taken  up  by  the  board  on  Monday  next, 
the  ninth  of  this  month,  at  one-half  after  10  o'clock  a.  m.,  and 
that  a  copy  of  this  order  be  sent  to  William  McComb,  or  his 
attorney,  by  the  secretary  of  the  board. 

And  then  the  board  adjourned  until  Monday  next  at  one-half 
after  10  of  the  clock  a.  m.  Austin  E.  Wing, 

Secretary. 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  87 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjust- 
ment of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit,  in  the  Territory 
of  Michigan,  and  for  other  purposes,"  on  Monday,  the  ninth  day 
of  June,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  seventeen  (1817). 
Were  present :  His  excellency,  Lewis  Cass,  governor  ;  Augustus. 
Brevoort  Woodward  and  John  Griffin,  judges. 

Ordered,  that  the  petition  of  Mrs.  John  McComb,  presented 
on  the  third  of  March,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  seventeen, 
be  granted,  unless  on  Saturday  next  at  half  after  ten  of  the  clock 
in  the  forenoon,  William  McComb  or  his  attorney  appear  and 
shew  good  cause  why  said  petition  shall  not  be  granted. 

And  then  the  board  adjourned  until  Saturday  next  at  hal£ 
after  ten  of  the  clock  in  the  forenoon. 

Austin  E.  Wing, 

Secretary. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjustment 
of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory  of 
Michigan,  and  for  other  purposes,"  on  Monday,  the  fourth  day 
of  August,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  seventeen.  Were 
present :  His  excellency,  Lewis  Cass,  governor ;  Augustus  B. 
Woodward  and  John  Griffin,  judges. 

Several  proposals  for  building  a  gaol  in  the  City  of  Detroit, 
agreeable  to  a  certain  plan  and  description  on  file  in  the  secre- 
tary's office,  were  received,  viz. : 

David  C.  McKinstry-^"  and  Benjamin  Stead  for  furnishing 
the  stone,  sixteen  dollars  and  twenty- four  cents  per  tois ;  lime  at 
sixty-two  cents  per  barrel,  bulk ;  sand  and  water,  at  three  dollars 
and  forty  cents  per  each  tois  of  stone  work;  sand  and  water  for 
plastering,  fifty-two  cents  for  each  barrel  of  lime  used  for  that 
purpose. 

No  other  proposal  was  accepted  and  the  board  adjourned  until 
tomorrow  at  11  o'clock  a.  m. 

Austin  E.  Wing, 

Secretary. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 


S8         GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjustment 
of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit,  and  for  other  pur- 
poses," on  Tuesday  the  fifth  day  of  August,  one  thousand  eight 
hundred  and  seventeen.  Were  present :  His  excellency,  Lewis 
Cass,  governor ;  Augustus  B.  Woodward  and  John  Griffin,  judges. 
No  business  being  done,  the  board  adjourned  until  tomorrow 
at  11  o'clock  a.  m.  Austin  E.  Wing, 

Secretary. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjustment 
■of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  City  of  Detroit,  and  for  other  pur- 
poses," on  Wednesday,  the  6th  day  of  August,  1817.  Were 
present :  His  excellency,  Lewis  Cass,  governor ;  Augustus  B. 
Woodward  and  John  Griffin,  judges. 

Resolved,  that  the  proposals  of  Mack,  Conant,  Hunt  and 
Woodworth,  for  the  carpenters  work  of  said  goal  be  accepted, 
viz. :  That  they  will  furnish  all  the  materials  and  complete  the 
carpenters  work  agreeable  to  the  plan  and  description  thereof 
for  four  thousand  and  three  hundred  dollars  ($4,300). 

Resolved,  that  the  proposal  of  Merritt  and  Willard,^^^  for  the 
mason  work  of  the  said  gaol  be  accepted,  viz. : 

That  they  will  do  the  mason  work  agreeable  to  the  plan  and 
description,  with  the  exception  of  the  cut  stone  and  finding  the 
brick  for  four  thousand  seven  hundred  and  eighty-three  dollars 
($4,783). 

Resolved,  that  a  superintendent  be  appointed  who  shall  over- 
see the  building  of  the  gaol  and  inspect  all  the  materials  furnished 
by  the  contractors  or  otherwise  previous  to  their  being  incorpor- 
ated into  the  building;  who  shall  be  responsible  that  no  material 
be  put  into  the  building  except  it  be  sound  and  in  a  workmanlike 
manner,  agreeable  to  the  plan  and  description  of  said  gaol.  For 
which  said  superintendent  shall  receive  five  hundred  dollars  at  the 
■completion  of  the  building;  or  if  by  any  means  he  should  fail  to 
•complete  his  contract,  he  shall  be  paid  at  the  close  of  his  term  of 
service  in  proportion  to  the  sums  previously  expended  upon  said 
gaol. 

And  then  the  board  adjourned  until  tomorrow  at  11  o'clock 
a.  m.  Austin  E.  Wing, 

Secretary. 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  89 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjust- 
ment of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  for  other 
purposes,"  on  Thursday,  the  seventh  day  of  August  one  thousand 
eight  hundred  seventeen  (1817).  Were  present:  His  excel- 
lency, Lewis  Cass,  governor ;  Augustus  B.  Woodward  and  John 
Griffin,  judges. 

No  business  being  done,  the  board  adjourned  until  tomorrow 
at  11  o'clock  a.  m.  Austin  E.  Wing, 

Secretary. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjustment 
of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit,  and  for  other  pur- 
poses," on  Friday,  the  eighth  day  of  August,  one  thousand  eight 
hundred  and  seventeen.  Were  present:  His  excellency,  Lewis 
Cass,  governor;  Augustus  B.  Woodward  and  John  Griffin,  judges. 

Ordered,  that  the  subject  of  Mrs.  John  McComb's  petition  be 
taken  up  on  Tuesday  next.  And  then  the  board  adjourned  until 
Tuesday  next,  at  11  o'clock  a.  m.  Austin  E.  Wing, 

Secretary. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjustment 
of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  City  of  Detroit,  and  for  other  pur- 
poses," on  Tuesday,  the  twelfth  day  of  August,  one  thousand 
eight  hundred  and  seventeen.  Were  present:  His  excellency, 
Lewis  Cass,  governor;  Augustus  B.  Woodward  and  John  Griffin, 
judges. 

Ordered,  that  George  McDougall,  Esq.,  be  appointed  to  draft 
the  contracts  for  the  materials  and  for  building  the  gaol,  etc. 

Proposed  by  David  C.  McKinstry  and  Benjamin  Stead  that 
they  will  dig  and  stone  a  well  in  a  workmanlike  manner  on  section 
No.  7  and  put  therein  a  good  pump  for  the  use  of  the  gaol  for  the 
sum  of  one  hundred  and  fifty  dollars  ($150),  which  proposition 
was  acceded  to  by  the  governor  and  judges. 

Ordered,  that  the  surveyor  lay  out  the  interior  of  section  num- 
ber seven,  and  report  the  same  to  the  board. 


90         GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

Ordered,  that  a  deed  be  granted  to  Mrs.  John  McComb,  agree- 
ably to  her  petition  of  third  of  March,  1817. 

Ordered,  that  the  sum  of  two  hundred  and  twenty-six  dollars 
and  sixty-six  cents  be  paid  to  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Chittenden,  as  an 
equivalent  for  lands  relinquished  in  the  old  town,  being  at  the 
rate  of  seven  cents  per  foot  (see  page  8th  of  account  15th,  1816). 
Also,  one  hundred  and  thirty  dollars,  the  appraised  value  of  her 
well  in  the  old  town  (see  appraising  return,  19th  account,  1816, 
on  file,  signed  J.  Abbott,  J.  Dodomeade  and  Rich.  Smyth). 

Resolved,  that  James  May,  Esq.,  be  appointed  to  superintend 
the  building  of  the  gaol. 

And  then  the  board  adjourned  without  day. 

Austin  E.  Wing, 

Secretary. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjustment 
of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  for  other  pur- 
poses," on  the  eleventh  day  of  November,  one  thousand  eight  hun- 
dred and  seventeen  (1817).  Were  present:  His  excellency, 
Lewis  Cass,  governor;  John  Griffin  and  James  Witherell,  judges. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  Mrs.  Agnes  McLean  for  donation  lot 
number  74,  in  section  number  8. 

The  petition  of  Solomon  Sibley  for  a  deed  of  a  certain  lot  of 
ground  therein  described  and  ordered  that  the  same  be  surveyed 
and  a  return  of  said  survey  be  made  to  the  board. 

And  then  the  board  adjourned  until  Thursday  next  at  ten 
o'clock  in  the  forenoon. 

Thos.  Rowland, 
Secretary  pro  tern. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjustment 
of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  for  other  pur- 
poses," on  the  thirteenth  day  of  November,  one  thousand  eight 
hundred  and  seventeen  (1817).  Were  present:  His  excellency, 
Lewis  Cass,  governor;  John  Griffin  and  James  Witherell,  judges. 

Ordered,  by  the  board  that  a  deed  be  granted  to  Jacob  G. 
Sanders  for  lot  number  twenty-one  bought  at  auction  the  6th  of 
March,  1809. 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  91 

Solomon  Sibley  filed  with  the  board  a  deed  of  relinquishment 
of  Robert  Gouie  for  lot  No.  15,  section  No.  2,  in  the  old  Town  of 
Detroit. 

A  contract  was  executed  between  the  governor  and  judges 
and  Benjamin  Stead  and  David  C.  McKinstry  as  principals,  and 
Conrad  Ten  Eyck  and  Henry  J.  Hunt  as  sureties  for  the  delivery 
of  stone,  lime  and  water  for  the  new  gaol  and  for  digging  a  well 
near  the  site  thereof  agreeably  to  the  previous  resolution  of  the 
board. 

Resolved,  that  the  sum  of  fifteen  hundred  dollars  be  paid  to 
the  said  Stead,  McKinstry,  Hunt  and  Ten  Eyck,  the  treasurer 
taking  their  receipt  upon  the  said  contract. 

And  then  the  board  adjourned  until  Friday,  the  fourteenth 
inst.,  at  eleven  o'clock  a.  m. 

Thos.  Rowland, 

Secretary  pro  tern. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjust- 
ment of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit,  and  for  other 
purposes,"  on  the  fourteenth  day  of  November,  one  thousand 
eight  hundred  and  seventeen  (1817).  \\'ere  present:  His  excel- 
lency, Lewis  Cass,  governor;  John  Grifiin  and  James  Witherell, 
judges. 

The  board  appointed  Capt.  James  McCloskey  superintendent 
for  the  building  of  the  gaol  within  the  City  of  Detroit,  agreeably 
to  a  resolution  on  that  subject  dated  the  sixth  day  of  August, 
1817. 

And  then  the  board  adjourned  until  Monday  next  at  ten 
o'clock  a.  m. 

Thos.  Rowland, 

Secretary  pro  tern. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjustment 
of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory  of 
Michigan,  and  for  other  purposes,"  on  Monday,  the  sixteenth 
day  of  November,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  seventeen 
(1817).  Were  present:  His  excellency,  Lewis  Cass,  governor; 
John  Griffin  and  James  Witherell,  judges. 


92         GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

No  business  being  done,  the  board  adjourned  until  Tuesday 
next,  the  twenty-fifth  November,  1817,  to  meet  again  at  the  coun- 
cil house  at  eleven  of  the  clock  a.  m. 

Thos.  Rowland, 

Secretary  pro  tern. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjustment 
of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory  of 
Michigan,  and  for  other  purposes,"  on  Tuesday,  the  twenty-fifth 
(25)  day  of  November,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  seven- 
teen (1817).  Were  present :  His  excellency,  Lewis  Cass,  gover- 
nor; John  Grifiin  and  James  Witherell,  judges. 

Resolved,  that  all  city  and  water  lots,  the  property  of  the 
Detroit  Fund,  hereafter  to  be  sold,  shall  be  sold  in  the  following 
manner,  and  upon  the  following  terms : 

They  shall  be  offered  at  public  sale  at  the  day  and  place  pre- 
viously .fixed,  and  shall  be  struck  off  to  the  highest  bidder. 

The  terms  of  payment  shall  be:  one- fourth  part  of  the  pur- 
chase money  within  six  calendar  months  from  the  day  of  sale; 
one  other  fourth  part  of  the  purchase  within  a  year  from  the  day 
of  sale;  one  other  fourth  part  of  the  purchase  money  within  two 
years  from  the  day  of  sale ;  and  the  other  fourth  part  of  the  pur- 
chase money  within  three  years  from  the  day  of  sale,  with  interest 
at  the  rate  of  six  per  centum  per  annum  upon  all  the  payments 
from  the  day  of  sale. 

The  purchaser  shall  give  a  note,  with  approved  security  for 
the  first  payment,  and  if  the  first  payment  is  not  made  on  or 
before  the  day  upon  which  the  same  is  due,  the  purchaser  shall 
forfeit  all  claim  to  the  lot,  which  shall  be  at  the  disposal  of  the 
governor  and  judges,  in  the  same  manner  as  though  the  same 
had  never  been  offered  for  sale.  Suit  shall  be  instituted  upon 
the  said  note,  and  the  amount  thereof  shall  be  applied  as  other 
money  belonging  to  the  said  fund. 

And  if  the  second  and  third  payments  are  not  made  on  or 
before  the  days  upon  which  they  respectively  become  due,  a  pen- 
alty of  twelve  per  centum  per  annum,  in  addition  to  the  six  per- 
centum  per  annum,  before  provided  for,  shall  be  paid  from  the 
said  days,  until  the  said  payment  shall  be  made. 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  93 

And  if,  on  or  before  the  day  on  which  the  last  payment  shall 
become  due,  the  second,  third  and  fourth  payments,  with  the 
interest  thereon,  together  with  the  penalty,  if  any  be  due,  be  not 
paid,  the  sums  before  paid  shall  be  forfeited  and  the  purchaser 
shall  also  forfeit  all  claim  to  the  lot,  which  shall  be  at  the  dis- 
posal of  the  governor  and  judges  in  the  same  manner  as  though 
the  said  lot  had  never  been  offered  for  sale. 

Ordered,  that  George  McDougall,  Esq.,  be  appointed  auc- 
tioneer for  the  sale  of  the  lots  belonging  to  the  Town  of  Detroit,, 
tomorrow,  and  that  he  receive  for  his  services  in  making  said  sale 
the  sum  of  ten  dollars  ($10.00). 

And  then  the  board  adjourned  until  Monday  next  at  ten 
o'clock  a.  m. 

Thos.  Rowland, 

Secretary  pro  fcm. 

Resolved,  by  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  that  the  sum  of   seven  hundred   dollars  be  paid  to- 
Messrs.  Willard  &  Merritt  on  account  of  their  contract,  for  the 
mason  work  upon  the  gaol  now  building. 
August  the  tenth,  1818. 

Lewis  Cass, 

Governor  of  the  Territory  of  Michigan.. 
A.  B.  Woodward. 
Mr.  Witherell. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjustment 
of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory  of 
Michigan,  and  for  other  purposes,"  on  Monday,  the  first  day  of 
December,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  seventeen  (1817). 
Were  present :    His  honor,  James  Witherell. 

There  being  no  quorum  to  do  business,  the  board  was  ad- 
journed until  the  eighth  day  of  December  (1817). 

Austin  E.  Wing, 

Secretary. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  **An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjustment 
of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory  of 


94         GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

Michigan,  and  for  other  purposes,"  on  the  eighth  day  of  Decem- 
ber, one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  seventeen  (1817).  Were 
present :  His  excehency,  Lewis  Cass,  governor ;  John  Griffin  and 
James  Witherell,  judges. 

James  Abbott's  account,  heretofore  presented,  amounting  to 
eighty  dollars  ($80.00)  for  services  rendered  as  auctioneer  in  the 
year  1816,  was  audited ;  whereupon,  it  was  ordered  that  he  receive 
the  same  from  the  treasurer  of  the  Detroit  Fund. 

Charles  Lamed  came  forward  and  applied  in  behalf  of  Mar- 
garet Packard,-^^  formerly  Margaret  Welch,  for  a  deed  from  the 
governor  and  judges  for  lot  No.  42,  in  section  No.  8,  whereupon 
it  was 

Ordered,  that  notice  of  said  claims  being  presented  be  pub- 
lished in  the  Detroit  Gazette  for  one  week. 

And  then  the  board  adjourned  until  tomorrow,  the  ninth 
December,  at  eleven  o'clock  a.  m. 

Austin  E.  Wing, 

Secretary. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjustment 
of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory  of 
Michigan,  and  for  other  purposes,"  on  the  ninth  day  of  December 
(9th),  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  seventeen  (1817). 
Were  present:  His  excellency,  Lewis  Cass,  governor,  John 
Griffin  and  James  Witherell,  judges. 

The  governor  and  judges  signed  a  deed  to  Jacob  G.  Sanders 
for  out  lot  No.  31,  bought  at  auction  by  said  Sanders  on  the  6th 
March,  1809,  as  per  treasurer's  receipt  on  file  in  this  office. 

Ordered,  that  the  resolution  of  25th  November,  1816,  appro- 
priating $8030,  the  proceeds  of  the  public  garden,  so-called,  exclu- 
sively to  the  building  of  a  court  house,  be  rescinded. 

Resolved,  that  the  board  accept  the  proposition  of  Messrs. 
Mack,  Conant,  Hunt  and  Woodworth,  to  permit  the  iron  work 
and  material  to  the  gaol,  weighed  at  the  shop  at  291^2  (twenty- 
nine  and  a  half)  cents  per  pound,  excepting  the  sacks. 

And  then  the  board  adjourned  until  tomorrow,  the  10th,  at 
eleven  o'clock  a.  m. 

Austin  E.  Wing, 

Secretary. 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  .       95 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjust- 
ment of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory  of 
Michigan,  and  for  other  purposes,"  on  Wednesday,  the  tenth 
10th)  day  of  December,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  seven- 
teen (1817).    Present:  His  honor,  Jas.  Witherell. 

Being  not  a  quorum,  the  board  was  then  adjourned  until  Mon- 
day next  at  eleven  o'clock  a.  m. 

Austin  E.  Wing, 

Secretary. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjustment 
of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory  of 
Michigan,  and  for  other  purposes,"  on  Monday,  the  fifteenth 
(15th)  of  December,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  seventeen 
(1817).  Were  present:  His  excellency,  Lewis  Cass,  governor; 
John  Griffin  and  James  Witherell,  judges. 

No  business  being  accomplished  by  the  board,  it  was  ad- 
journed until  tomorrow  at  eleven  o'clock  a.  m. 

Austin  E.  Wing, 

Secretary. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjustment 
of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory  of 
Michigan,  and  for  other  purposes,"  on  Tuesday,  the  sixteenth 
(16th)  day  of  December,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  seven- 
teen (1817).  Were  present:  His  excellency,  Lewis  Cass,  gover- 
nor ;  Augustus  B.  Woodward,  John  Griffin  and  James  Witherell, 
judges. 

The  adjustment  of  Mr.  Berthelette's-''^  lots  in  the  City  of 
Detroit  were  taken  into  consideration  and  postponed  for  further 
consideration. 

Ordered,  that  the  payments  of  John  R.  Williams  now  due  or 
about  to  become  due  upon  one  lot  purchased  at  auction  in  1816  in 
front  of  A.  E.  Wing's  warehouse,  as  well  as  two  lots  in  front  of 
John  Meldrum's  house,  be  delayed  for  the  present,  it  having  been 
suggested  that  deeds  had  previously  been  issued  to  other  persons. 


96         GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

John  R.  Williams  appeared  before  the  board,  pretending  to  a 
claim  in  right  of  his  father  to  a  lot  in  the  old  town.  Ordered, 
that  Tuesday  next  be  assigned  for  taking  his  claim  into  considera- 
tion. 

And  then  the  board  adjourned  until  tomorrow  at  11  o'clock 
a.  m. 

Austin  E.  Wing, 

Secretary. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjustment 
of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory  of 
Michigan,  and  for  other  purposes,"  on  Wednesday,  the  seven- 
teenth (17th)  day  of  December,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and 
seventeen  (1817).  Were  present:  His  excellency,  Lewis  Cass, 
governor;  John  GrifBn  and  James  Witherell,  judges. 

Solomon  Sibley,  Esq.,  in  behalf  of  John  Robinson,^^*  Esq.,  of 
Albany,  presented  a  petition  for  remuneration  for  a  lot  of  ground 
lying  in  the  old  Town  of  Detroit  in  Jefferson  Avenue,  near  the 
site  of  the  old  Catholic  church,  containing  2646.79  feet,  etc. 

His  honor,  James  Witherell,  presented  the  following  resolu- 
tion : 

"Resolved,  that  that  part  of  the  ten  thousand  acres  of  land 
given  by  the  congress  of  the  United  States  for  the  purpose  of 
building  a  court  house  and  jail  in  Detroit,  which  is  contained  in 
the  plan  of  survey  made  by  Mr.  Fletcher,  be  offered  for  sale  at 
the  council  house  in  Detroit  on  the  first  Monday  in  June,  one 
thousand  eight  hundred  and  eighteen  (1818),  on  the  same  condi- 
tions on  which  the  public  lots  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  were  sold 
under  a  resolution  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  twenty-fifth 
(25th)  November,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  seventeen 
(1817),  except  that  the  minimum  price  for  which  said  land  shall 
be  sold,  shall  be  two  dollars  per  acre.  The  sales  to  take  place 
under  the  superintendence  of  the  governor  of  the  territory,  with 
power  to  adjourn  from  day  to  day,  as  may  be  found  by  him  expe- 
dient. 

And  the  day  of  such  sale  shall  be  advertised  in  the  Detroit 
Gazette,  an  Albany,  a  Pittsburgh  and  a  City  of  Washington 
paper,"  which  was  unanimously  adopted. 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  97 

The  governor  and  judges  signed  the  several  plans  and  descrip- 
tions of  the  gaol,  to  which  the  several  contracts  for  building  said 
gaol  have  reference. 

And  then  the  board  adjourned  until  Monday  next,  the  22d 
December,  at  eleven  o'clock  a.  m.  Austin  E.  Wing, 

Secretary. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an.  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjustment 
of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory  of 
Michigan,  and  for  other  purposes,"  on  Monday,  the  twenty-second 
(22)  December,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  seventeen 
(1817).  Were  present:  His  excellency,  Lewis  Cass,  governor; 
John  Griffin  and  James  Witherell,  judges. 

Resolved,  that  the  superintendent  of  the  gaol  be  authorized 
to  contract  upon  the  best  terms  for  such  quantity  of  oil,  paint, 
glass,  nails  and  other  materials  required  therefor,  as  may  be 
wanted  to  complete  the  same ;  and  as  may  not  be  contracted  for, 
by  the  governor  and  judges. 

And  then  the  board  adjourned  until  tomorrow,  the  twenty- 
third  (23rd),  at  eleven  o'clock  (11)  a.  m. 

Austin  E.  Wing, 

Secretary. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjustment 
of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory  of 
Michigan,  and  for  other  purposes,"  on  Tuesday,  the  twenty-third 
(23rd)  day  of  December,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  seven- 
teen (1817).  Were  present :  His  excellency,  Lewis  Cass,  gover- 
nor ;  John  Griffin  and  James  Witherell,  judges. 

The  contract  of  Mack,  Conant,  Hunt  &  Wood  worth  for  the 
wood  work  of  the  jail  was  signed  by  the  contracting  parties,  viz. : 
The  governor  and  judges  and  S.  Mack,  S.  Conant,  H.  Hunt  and 
B.  Woodworth.    Witnessed  by  A.  E.  Wing. 

The  contract  of  Messrs.  Mack  &  Woodworth  for  furnishing 
the  iron  work  of  the  jail  was  signed  by  the  governor  and  judges 
on  the  one  part  and  Stephen  Mack  and  Benjamin  Woodworth  of 
the  other  part.    Witnessed  by  A.  E.  Wing. 


98         GOVERNOR  AXD  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

The  contract  of  Merrit  and  Willard  for  the  mason  work  of 
the  jail  was  signed  by  the  governor  and  judges  on  the  one  part 
and  Merrit  and  Willard  as  principals  on  the  other  part  and  S. 
Mack  and  S.  Conant  as  securities.  Witnessed  by  Austin  E.  Wing. 
(Marginal  Note — The  contracts  of  Merrit  &  Willard,  also  Mack, 
Conant,  Hunt  &  Woodworth,  also  Mack  &  Woodworth  was  trans- 
ferred December  23rd  into  the  hands  of  the  treasurer,  R.  Abbott.) 

The  claim  of  John  R.  Williams  was  taken  up  agreeable  to  a 
resolution  of  the  board  on  Tuesday  last;  whereupon  James  May, 
Thomas  Smith  were  examined,  as  witnesses.  The  subject  was 
postponed  until  tomorrow. 

And  then  the  board  adjourned  until  tomorrow,  the  twenty- 
fourth  (24th),  at  eleven  o'clock  a.  m. 

Austin  E.  Wing, 

Secretary. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjustment 
of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory  of 
Michigan,  and  for  other  purposes,"  on  Wednesday,  the  twenty- 
fourth  (24th)  December,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  seven- 
teen (1817).  Were  present:  His  excellency,  Lewis  Cass,  gov- 
ernor; John  Griffin  and  James  Witherell,  judges. 

James  McCloskey,  Esq.,  having  declined  the  appointment  of 
superintendent  of  the  building  of  the  jail,  James  May,  Esq.,  was 
appointed  as  his  successor. 

John  R.  Williams'  claim  was  again  taken  up ;  whereupon,  it 
was  resolved  that  his  claim  be  inadmissible. 

Ordered,  that  the  sum  of  one  hundred  dollars  be  appropri- 
ated to  Austin  E.  Wing,  secretary  of  the  land  board,  being  the 
sum  due  him  on  the  8th  October,  1817. 

And  then  the  board  adjourned  until  Monday  next  at  eleven 
o'clock  a.  m. 

Austin  E.  Wing, 

Secretary. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjustment 
of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory  of 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAXD    BOARD  99 

Michigan,  and  for  other  purposes,"  on  Monday,  the  twenty-ninth 
(29th)  day  of  December,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  seven- 
teen (1817).  Were  present:  His  excellency,  Lewis  Cass,  gov- 
ernor; John  Griffin,  James  Witherell  and  A.  B.  Woodward, 
judges. 

The  subject  of  Margaret  Packard,  formerly  Margaret  \\'elch, 
claim  by  Chas.  Lamed,  her  attorney,  was  taken  up,  and  it  was 
resolved  that  no  deed  be  granted  her. 

The  petition  of  the  committee  from  the  Catholic  church  was 
again  taken  up ;  whereupon  it  was. 

Ordered,  that  a  deed  signed  by  the  governor  and  judges  May 
9th,  1809,  to  Mary  Longdon  for  lot  99,  in  section  2,  was  this  day 
delivered  to  Augustus  Longdon. 

Ordered,  that  five  thousand  square  feet  of  ground  of  lot  num- 
ber ten,  in  section  ten,  on  the  south  side,  be  granted  to  Francis 
Gowin  ,as  his  donation  lot. 

And  then  the  board  adjourned  until  tomorrow,  the  30th 
December,  at  eleven  o'clock  a.  m. 

Austin  E.  Wing, 

Secretary. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjustment 
of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory  of 
Michigan,  and  for  other  purposes,  on  Tuesday,  the  thirtieth 
(30th)  day  of  December,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  seven- 
teen (1817).  Were  present:  His  excellency,  Lewis  Cass,  gover- 
nor; Augustus  Brevoort  Woodward  and  James  Witherell,  judges. 

Resolved,  that  two  hundred  and  forty-seven  square  feet  of 
ground,  being  part  of  lot  number  eighty-three  (83),  in  section 
number  one  (1),  lying  between  the  southwest  line  of  Brush's 
farm  and  Randolph  Street,  be  granted  to  John  Whipple.'-"'' 

And  that  one  thousand  two  hundred  and  thirty-two  square 
feet,  being  part  of  lot  number  eighty-three  (83),  in  the  same  sec- 
tion and  between  the  said  line  and  the  said  street,  be  granted  to 
John  Baptist  Peltier. 

And  that  two  thousand  five  hundred  fifty-three  square  feet 
being  parts  of  lots  number  eighty-three  and  seventy-five  (83  and 
75),  and  betw.een  the  said  line  and  the  said  street,  be  granted  to 
the  heirs  of  Abraham  Gill. 


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And  that  two  thousand  six  hundred  and  twenty-eight  square 
feet,  being  part  of  lot  number  seventy-five,  in  the  same  section, 
between  the  same  Hne  and  Randolph  Street,  be  granted  to  Joseph 
Andre  called  Clark."« 

And  that  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  fifty-two  square 
feet,  being  parts  of  lots  number  seventy-five  and  thirteen,  in  the 
same  section,  between  the  same  line  and  same  street,  be  granted 
to  John  Baptist  Belonger.^^^ 

And  that  one  thousand  five  hundred  and  ninety-three  square 
feet,  being  parts  of  lots  numbered  eighty-seven  and  eighty-eight, 
in  section  4,  between  the  above  line  and  Randolph  Street,  be 
granted  to  John  Baptist  Burette."^* 

The  land  above  described  is  to  be  granted  upon  the  following 
terms :  The  persons  to  whom  the  same  is  granted  are  to  pay 
three  cents  per  square  foot ;  one-half  within  a  year  from  this  day, 
and  the  other  within  two  years  from  this  day,  with  interest  from 
this  day  till  paid ;  and  if  the  payment  be  not  made  in  conformity 
to  this  resolution,  all  right  derived  from  this  resolution  shall  be 
of  no  effect,  reserving  any  parts  of  the  streets  or  alleys  which 
agreeably  to  the  plan  of  the  town  may  fall  therein. 

Mr.  Thomas  Smith,  surveyor,  presented  his  accounts  for  ser- 
vices rendered  as  surveyor  to  the  board  in  the  year  one  thousand 
eight  hundred  and  sixteen. 

Resolved,  that  he  be  allowed  for  his  personal  services  in  the 
year  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  sixteen  the  sum  of  one 
thousand  dollars  ($1000).  And  for  monies  disbursed  by  him  in 
181 G  one  hundred  fifty-two  dollars  and  twelve  and  one-half  cents 
($152,123/2)  ;  for  his  personal  services  in  one  thousand  eight  hun- 
dred and  seventeen,  five  hundred  and  thirty  dollars  ($530),  and 
for  disbursements  made  by  him  in  the  year  one  thousand  eight 
hundred  and  seventeen,  twenty-four  dollars  ($24),  equal  in  all. 
$1706.12>4. 

From  the  said* sum  is  to  be  deiducted  the  sum  of  seven  hundred 
and  seventy-six  dollars,  being  the  amount  of  purchase  money  of 
lots  101,  94,*  102,  103,  in  section  No.  3,  heretofore  purchased  by 
Mr.  Smith  and  this  day  conveyed  to  him  by  deed  signed  by  the 
governor  and  judges,  leaving  due  Mr.  Smith  nine  hundred  and 
thirty  dollars  and  twelve  and  a  half  cents   ($930,123^^). 


*Error ;  the  lot  conveyed  was  100. 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  101 

Resolved  that  Mary  Donavan  receive  a  deed  to  No.  77  in 
section  No.  8  as  a  donation  lot  formerly  decreed  to  her  upon  her 
paying  to  the  treasurer  of  the  Detroit  Fund,  two  cents  per  square 
foot  for  the  number  of  feet  over  five  thousand  and  filing  with 
the  board  a  relinquishment  for  all  claims  as  donations. 

Resolved,  that  Sarah  Elliott,  late  Sarah  Donavan,  receive  a 
deed  to  lot  No.  68  in  section  No.  8,  as  a  donation  lot  formerly 
decreed  to  her,  upon  her  paying  to  the  treasurer  of  the  Detroit 
Fund  two  cents  per  square  foot  for  the  number  of  feet  over  five 
thousand  and  filing  with  the  board  a  relinquishment  for  all  claims 
as  donations. 

Resolved,  that  there  be  granted  to  Solomon  Sibley,  assignee  of 
Gabriel  Richard,  a  deed  for  seventeen  thousand  nine  hundred  and 
fifty-two  square  feet  of  ground,  lying  in  section  four,  and  being 
part  of  lots  Nos.  77,  80,  81,  75,  78,  79,  subject  to  an  alley  of 
twenty  feet. 

Resolved,  that  there  be  granted  to  Solomon  Sibley  a  deed  for 
lots  176,  175,  172  and  part  of  lot  No.  171  in  section  4,  containing 
sixteen  thousand  five  hundred  square  feet,  as  satisfaction  for  so 
much  of  said  Sibley's  claim,  adjusted  this  day,  as  falls  into  Wood- 
bridge  Street  and  Atwater  Street,  the  said  Sibley  as  assignee  of 
Gabriel  Richard,  filing  with  the  board  a  relinquishment  of  all 
further  claims  on  account  of  said  land  embraced  by  said  streets. 

Resolved  also,  that  a  deed  be  made  to  the  said  Solomon  Sibley 
for  lots  Nos.  178,  179,  174,  173  in  section  No.  4,  containing  15,200 
square  feet  upon  the  following  terms :  The  said  Sibley  to  be 
allowed  at  the  rate  of  three  square  feet  for  one,  for  so  much  of 
the  Richard  lot  as  is  embraced  by  a  twenty- foot  alley  across  the 
same,  and  to  pay  for  the  balance  of  said  lot  at  the  rate  of  one 
cent  and  one-half  cent  per  square  foot,  the  deed  to  be  delivered 
on  payment. 

Solomon  Sibley,  as  assignee  of  Gabriel  Richard,  signed  and 
'filed  with  the  board  a  deed  of  relinquishment  for  all  the  ground 
lying  in  Woodbridge  and  Atwater  Streets. 

A  deed  was  signed  by  the  governor  and  judges  to  Solomon 
Sibley  for  lots  Nos.  176,  175,  172  and  part  of  171,  in  section 
No.  4. 

A  deed  was  signed  by  the  governor  and  judges  to  Sol.  Sibley, 
assignee  of  Gabriel  Richard,  for  parts  of  lots  Nos.  77,  80,  81,  75, 
78,  79,  subject  to  an  alley  of  20  feet. 


102        GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

And  then  the  board  adjourned  until  tomorrow,  the  31st  De- 
cember, 1817.  Austin  E.  Wing, 

Secretary. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjustment 
of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory  of 
Michigan  and  for  other  purposes  on  Wednesday,  the  thirty-first 
day  of  December,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  seventeen 
(1817).  Present:  His  excellency,  Lewis  Cass,  governor;  Augus- 
tus B.  Woodward,  John  Griffin  and  James  Witherell,  judges. 

A  deed  was  signed  by  the  governor  and  judges  to  Solomon 
Sibley  for  lots  No.  178,  179,  174,  173,  in  section  4,  upon  the  terms 
of  yesterday  specified,  to  remain  in  the  hands  of  the  treasurer 
until  the  conditions  are  complied  with,  viz.,  until  he  pays  to  the 
said  treasurer  one  hundred  fifty-five  dollars  ten  cents  agreeable 
to  his  note  of  hand,  of  this  date,  and  if  the  said  sum  is  not  paid 
agreeably  thereto,  said  deed  is  to  be  forfeited. 

A  deed  was  signed  by  the  governor  and  judges  to  Mary  Dona- 
van  for  lot  77  in  section  8,  being  her  donation  lot  heretofore 
drawn,  the  said  deed  to  remain  with  the  treasurer  until  she  pays 
to  the  Detroit  Fund  the  sum  of  forty  dollars  and  seventy  cents, 
with  interest,  and  if  the  same  be  not  paid  in  one  year  she  is  to  for- 
feit all  claim  thereto. 

A  deed  was  signed  by  the  governor  and  judges  to  Mrs.  Sarah 
Elliott,  the  late  Sarah  Donavan  for  lot  No.  76,  in  section  8,  being 
her  donation  lot  heretofore  drawn,  the  deed  to  remain  with  the 
treasurer  until  she  pay  to  the  Detroit  Fund  the  sum  of  forty-nine 
dollars  with  interest  and  if  the  same  be  not  paid  in  one  year  she  is 
to  forfeit  all  claim  thereto. 

A  deed  of  release  of  all  further  claims  was  signed  and  filed 
by  Sol.  Sibley  in  behalf  of  the  heirs  of  Mary  Donavan,  deceased, 
in  consideration  of  receiving  a  deed  for  lot  43,  section  8,  a  dona- 
tion lot  heretofore  granted  to  Mary  Donavan,  deceased.  And  a 
deed,  formerly  granted  by  the  governor  and  judges  to  said  Mary, 
deceased,  was  delivered  over  to  Sol.  Sibley,  Esq. 

John  Askin--'"  presented  a  petition  by  Solomon  Sibley  for  a 
deed  to  a  lot  of  ground  lying  in  the  old  Town  of  Detroit. 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  103 

Ordered,  that  an  appropriation  be  allowed  to  Austin  E.  \\  ing, 
secretary  of  the  board,  for  stationery,  etc.,  eight  dollars  and  sev- 
enty-five cents. 

Ordered,  that  an  appropriation  be  made  to  Isaac  W.  Day  for 
twenty  dollars  for  services  rendered  in  attending  upon  the  board 
and  wood  furnished,  and  the  same  being  in  full  for  all  his  claim 
upon  the  board. 

Ordered,  that  upon  the  application  of  Francis  Griffard,  if  a 
deed  be  found  on  examination,  upon  the  old  files  of  the  secretary 
for  a  donation  lot,  No.  75,  in  section  No.  7,  to  Cecile  Reneau, 
that  the  same  be  delivered  over  to  her,  and  if  none  be  found,  a 
new  one  to  be  given  her  or  to  Geo.  McDougall  for  her. 

Ordered,  that  the  sum  of  one  hundred  and  thirty  dollars  be 
appropriated  to  Geo.  AlcDouga)!  in  full  for  his  services  up  to  the 
present  date. 

Ordered,  that  the  lots  upon  which  the  old  jail  of  the  County 
of  Wayne  stood  be  sold  on  the  third  Monday  of  January  next  at 
public  auction,  the  payments  to  be  made  in  three  installments, 
the  first  to  be  made  in  four  months  from  the  day  of  sale,  the  sec- 
ond in  eight  months  from  the  day  of  sale,  the  third  in  twelve 
months  from  the  day  of  sale  with  interest  from  the  day  of  sale 
at  the  rate  of  six  per  cent  per  annum  upon  all  the  payments  from 
the  day  of  sale  under  the  same  penalties  and  forfeitures  as  the 
land  sold  agreeably  to  an  order  of  the  board  on  the  25th  of 
November,  1817,  for  the  sale  of  lots. 

And  then  the  board  adjourned  without  day. 

Austin  E.  Wing, 

Secretary. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjustment 
of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory  of 
Michigan  and  for  other  purposes,  on  Monday,  the  twenty-fifth 
(25th)  day  of  May,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  eighteen 
(1818).  Present:  His  excellency,  Lewis  Cass,  governor;  Augus- 
tus Brevoort  Woodward  and  John  Griffin,  judges. 

No  business  having  been  done,  it  was  ordered  that  the  board 
adjourn  until  tomorrow  at  eleven  o'clock  in  the  forenoon. 

Austin  E.  Wing, 

Secretarx. 


104        GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjustment 
of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory  of 
Michigan  and  for  other  purposes,  on  Tuesday,  the  twenty-sixth 
(26th)  day  of  May,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  eighteen. 
Present :  His  excellency,  Lewis  Cass,  governor ;  Augustus  B. 
Woodward,  John  Grififin  and  James  Witherell,  judges. 

Resolved,  that  William  Woodbridge,  Esq.,  be  employed  to 
take  immediate  measures  to  collect  the  amount  due  to  the  Detroit 
Fund  from  the  estate  of  Elijah  Brush,  Esq.,  deceased. 

Resolved,  that  the  terms  of  sale  of  the  ten  thousand  acres  land 
appropriated  by  the  congress  of  the  United  States  of  America  for 
the  purposes  of  building  a  court  house  and  jail  to  be  sold  on  the 
first  Monday  of  June  next  be  the  following,  to  wit: 

There  shall  be  five  equal  payments. 

The  first  within  sixty  days  from  the  day  of  sale.  The  second 
within  six  months  from  the  day  of  sale,  the  third  on  or  before 
the  thirty-first  day  of  December,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and 
nineteen,  the  fourth  on  the  thirty-first  day  of  December,  one  thou- 
sand eight  hundred  and  twenty,  and  the  fifth  on  or  before  the 
thirty-first  day  of  December,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and 
twenty-one,  with  interest  at  six  per  centum  per  annum,  upon  the 
whole  from  the  day  of  sale. 

The  purchaser  shall  give  a  note  with  approved  security  for  the 
first  and  second  payments  which  if  not  made  on  the  days  when 
they  respectively  become  due,  suit  shall  be  instituted,  and  the 
money  recovered  and  the  purchaser  shall  forfeit  all  claim  to  the 
land.  If  either  of  the  three  last  payments  shall  not  be  made  at 
the  time  when  they  shall  respectively  become  due,  an  additional 
interest  of  six  per  centum  shall  accrue  until  the  payments  are 
made — and  if  the  whole  sum  with  accruing  interest  be  not  made 
on  the  thirty-first  day  of  December,  one  thousand  eight  hundred 
and  twenty-one  the  land  shall  be  forfeited  and  revert  to  the 
board. 

And  then  the  board  adjourned  until  tomorrow  at  ten  of  the 
clock  in  the  forenoon. 

Austin  E.  Wing, 

Secretary. 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  105 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjustment 
of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory  of 
Michigan,  and  for  other  purposes,"  on  Wednesday,  the  twenty- 
seventh  day  of  May,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  eighteen 
(1818).  Present:  His  excellency,  Lewis  Cass,  governor;  A.  B. 
Woodward,  John  Griffin  and  James  Witherell,  judges. 

The  Rev.  Gahriel  Richard,  in  behalf  of  the  corporation  of 
the  Church  of  St.  Anne,  made  an  application  for  the  privilege  of 
erecting  a  church  agreeably  to  a  petition  of  said  corporation; 
whereupon  it  was, 

Resolved,  that  the  use  of  the  street  running  between  the 
interior  and  central  triangle  of  the  section  numbered  one  shall  be 
granted  to  the  corporation  of  the  Catholic  Apostolic  and  Roman 
Church  of  St.  Anne,  to  be  occupied,  fenced  and  used  by  the  said 
corporation  for  the  building  and  erecting  a  church  on  the  said 
street  and  on  the  adjoining  said  interior  triangle  as  long  as  the 
said  church  shall  continue  to  be  used  as  a  place  of  divine  worship. 
And  in  case  that  the  said  church  should  be  injured  or  destroyed 

by  any  accident  whatever  a  term  of  shall  be 

allowed  to  the  said  corporation  to  have  the  said  church  repaired 
or  rebuilt ;  provided,  that  the  said  corporation  shall  never  use  the 
privilege  already  granted  or  to  be  granted  by  law  to  enclose  seven, 
more  or  less,  feet  of  the  seventy  feet,  street  called  Bates  Street, 
running  between  the  classical  Academy-*"  and  the  said  church  of 
St.  Anne. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjustment 
of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory  of 
Michigan  and  for  other  purposes."  on  Saturday,  the  thirtieth  day 
of  May,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  eighteen  (1818). 
Present :  His  Excellency,  Lewis  Cass,  governor ;  Augustus  B. 
Woodward,  John  Griffin  and  James  Witherell,  judges. 

Ordered,  that  the  treasurer  of  the  Detroit  Fund  pay  to 
George  McDougall  the  sum  of  ten  dollars  ($10)  in  full  for  all 
his  services  relative  to  the  sale  of  the  lot  on  which  the  gaol  of  the 
old  County  of  Wayne  stood. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 


106        GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjusuncnt 
of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory  of 
Michigan  and  for  other  purposes,"  on  Monday,  the  first  day  of 
June,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  eighteen  (1818).  Present: 
His  excellency,  Lewis  Cass,  governor;  Augustus  B.  Woodward, 
James  Witherell  and  John  Griffin,  judges. 

Resolved,  that  the  treasurer  of  the  Detroit  Fund  pay  to  Mer- 
rit  &  Willard  upon  their  contract  in  erecting  the  jail,  the  sum  of 
eight  hundred  dollars. 

Resolved,  Detroit,  June  24th,  1818,  by  the  governor  and  judges 
of  the  Territory  of  Michigan,  that  the  treasurer  of  the  Detroit 
Fund  pay  to  Messrs.  Stead  &  McKinstry,  on  the  contract  signed 
by  them  and  Messrs.  Hunt  and  Ten  Eyck  to  supply  stone,  lime, 
sand  and  water  for  the  gaol  now  building,  the  sum  of  five  hun- 
dred dollars,  and  that  the  secretary  enter  this  resolution  upon  his 
record. 

(Signed)  Lewis  Cass, 

Governor  of  the  Territory  of  Michigan. 
Woodward  and 
James  Witherell, 
August  11th,  1818. 

Resolved,  by  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan  that  the  treasurer  of  the  Detroit  Fund  pay  to  Merrit  & 
Willard  the  sum  of  seven  hundred  dollars. 

Thomas  Rowland, 

Secretary  pro  tern. 

Resolved,  by  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  that  the  sum  of  twelve  hundred  dollars  be  allowed  to 
Messrs.  McKinstry  &  Stead  on  account  of  their  contract  for  sup- 
plying materials  for  the  gaol  now  building. 

.  Lewis  Cass, 

Governor  of  the  Territory  of  Michigan. 
A.  B.  Woodward, 
J.  Witherell, 

August  14th,  1818. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
'States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjustment 
of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory  of 
Michigan  and  for  other  purposes,"  on  Saturday,  the  eighteenth 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  107 

day  of  July,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  eighteen  (1818). 
Present :  His  excellency,  Lewis  Cass,  governor ;  A.  B.  Woodward 
and  James  Witherell,  judges. 

Resolved,  the  sum  of  five  hundred  dollars  be  paid  to  Alessrs. 
Merrit  &  Willard  upon  their  contract  for  building  the  jail. 

Austin  E.  Wing, 

Secretary  to  the  Land  Board. 

At  a  special  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Terri- 
tory of  Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the 
United  States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the 
adjustment  of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Ter- 
ritory of  Michigan,  and  for  other  purposes,"  on  Monday,  the 
twenty-seventh  day  of  July,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and 
eighteen.  Present :  His  excellency,  Lewis  Cass,  governor ;  James 
Witherell  and  John  Griffin,  judges. 

Resolved,  by  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  that  deeds  be  executed  to  Stephen  Mack  for  lots  fifty 
and  fifty-two  in  section  six  originally  ordered  to  be  conveyed  to 
Ephraim  Town  and  Sarah  Town,  the  said  Stephen  Mack  having 
procured  a  deed  therefor  from  the  said  Ephraim  and  Sarah 
Town. 

(Signed)  Lewis  Cass, 

Governor  of  the   Territory  of 
Michigan. 

John  Griffin, 

One  of  the  Judges  of  Michi- 
gan. 

J.  Witherell. 

One  of  the  Judges  iu  and  over 
the  Territory  of  Michigan. 
July  27th,  1818. 

Resolved,  by  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  that  the  sum  of  two  hundred  and  sixty-two  dollars 
and  sixty  cents  be  paid  to  Stephen  ]\Iack  on  account  of  his  con- 
tract to  supply  the  jail  with  iron. 

(Signed)  Lewis  Cass, 

Governor  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan. 


108  GO\KRNOR    AXD   JUDGES'    RECORDS 

John  Griffin, 

One  of  the  Judges  of  the  Ter- 
ritory of  Michigan. 

].  WiTHERELL, 

One  of  the  Judges  in  and  over 
the  Territory  of  Michigan. 

July  27,  1818. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjustment 
of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory  of 
Michigan,  and  for  other  purposes,"  on  Monday,  the  fourteenth 
(14th)  day  of  September,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and 
eighteen  (1818).  Present:  Hon.  \Vm.  Woodbridge,  acting  gov- 
ernor; Hon.  A.  B.  Woodward  and  J.  Witherell,  judges. 

Resolved,  that  the  secretary  of  this  board  request  Robert 
Abbott,  treasurer  of  the  Detroit  Fund,  to  furnish  to  the  board 
an  abstract  which  will  exhibit  a  full  and  complete  view  of  the 
state  of  the  Detroit  Fund,  with  all  possible  expedition. 

And  then  the  board  adjourned  until  (Thursday,  the  eighth 
day  of  October,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  eighteen 
(1818).) 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjustment 
of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory  of 
Michigan,  and  for  other  purposes,"  on  Thursday,  the  eighth  day 
of  October,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  eighteen  (1818). 
Present :  His  excellency,  Wm.  Woodbridge,  governor  pro  tem ; 
Augustus  Brevo'.,rt  Woodward  and  James  Witherell,  judges. 

A  petition  of  David  Beard-"  was  presented  for  confirmation 
of  title  to  water  lots  Nos.  185,  18G  and  1ST,  in  section  4. 

N.  B.  David  Beard,  aforesaid,  appears  with  the  above  peti- 
tion as  administrator  upon  the  estate  of  Joseph  Farewell  and 
requests  in  the  petition  that  deeds  be  issued  for  the  above  lots  in 
the  name  of  Joseph  Watson,  for  reasons  therein  contained. 

And  then  the  board  adjourned  until  tomorrow,  the  ninth  day 
of  October,  1818,  at  three  o'clock  p.  m. 

Austin  E.  Wing. 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  109 

7\t  a  special  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Terri- 
tory of  ^Michigan,  at  their  chambers,  acting  under  an  act  of  the 
congress  of  the  United  States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  pro- 
vide for  the  adjustment  of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of 
Detroit  in  the  Territory  of  IMichigan,  and  for  other  purposes,"  on 
Monday,  the  ninth  day  of  November,  one  thousand  eight  hundred 
and  eighteen.  Present :  His  excellency,  Lewis  Cass,  governor ; 
A.  B.  Woodward  and  James  Witherell,  judges. 

Resolved,  that  the  sum  of  two  hundred  and  forty-two  dollars 
and  eighty-three  cents,  and  that  the  sum  of  three  hundred  and 
forty-four  dollars  and  forty  cents,  amounting  together  to  the 
sum  of  five  hundred  and  eighty-seven  dollars  and  twenty-three 
cents,  be  paid  to  Messrs.  Willard  and  Merritt  upon  their  contract 
for  doing  the  masons  work  of  the  stone  jail,  now  building  and 
that  the  secretary  make  a  record  of  this  order. 
(Signed)   Lewis  Cass, 

Governor  of  the  Territory  of  Michigan. 
A.  B.  Woodward, 
J.  Witherell, 
Attest:     Austin  E.  Wing, 

Secretary. 

Dated  November  9th,  1818. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjustment 
of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory  of 
Michigan  and  for  other  purposes,"  on  Tuesday,  the  seventeenth 
day  of  November,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  eighteen 
(1818).  Present:  His  excellency,  Lewis  Cass,  governor;  A.  B. 
Woodward  and  James  Witherell,  judges. 

Mr.  Joseph  Watson  appeared  and  made  an  application  for  the 
renewal  of  deeds  from  the  governor  and  judges  for  lots  Nos.  183 
and  184,  in  section  4,  the  same  being  water  lots,  stating  that  deeds 
had  once  issued,  but  were  now  lost ; 

Whereupon,  it  was  ordered  that  deeds  be  renewed  and  issued 
to  Joseph  Watson  for  the  above  lots,  viz.,  lots  numbered  one 
hundred  and  eighty-three  and  one  hundred  and  eighty- four,  in 
section  four,  the  said  Watson  having  produced  to  the  board  the 
original  resolution  of  the  board  granting  the  same  to  him  on  the 
12th  day  of  August,  1812,  and  that  the  secretary  give  notice  of  the 


no        GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

above  resolution  to  James ,  Abbott  and  John  R.  Williams,  who 
were  purchasers  of  the  same  lots  in  1816. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  ''An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjustment 
of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory  of 
Michigan  and  for  other  purposes,"  on  Thursday,  the  nineteenth 
day  of  November,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  eighteen. 
Present:  His  excellency,  Lewis  Cass,  governor;  Augustus  B. 
Woodward  and  James  Witherell,  judges. 

A  deed  was  signed  by  the  governor  and  above  named  judges 
to  Joseph  Watson  for  lots  numbered  one  hundred  and  eighty- 
three  (183)  and  one  hundred  and  eighty-four  (184)  and  the 
same  was  delivered  over  to  Joseph  Watson. 

Joseph  Watson  presented  accounts  against  the  land  board  for 
his  service  as  secretary  from  May  ninth,  one  thousand  eight  hun- 
dred and  nine,  to  the  twelfth  of  August,  one  thousand  eight  hun- 
dred and  twelve ;  also  a  certificate  given  to  Francis  Gobey,  St., 
March  13th,  1809,  amounting  to  one  hundred  dollars,  and  trans- 
ferred by  said  Gobey  to  said  Watson  and  a  final  settlement  there- 
upon took  place  between  the  governor  and  judges  and  the  said 
Watson  up  to  the  present  time. 

Whereupon,  it  was  ordered  that  the  sum  of  two  hundred  and 
seven  dollars  and  twenty-five  cents  be  paid  to  the  said  Joseph 
Watson  by  the  treasurer  of  the  Detroit  Fund  the  same  being  in 
full  of  all  demands  in  favor  of  said  Watson  up  to  this  time. 

Resolved,  that  the  treasurer  of  the  Detroit  Fund  pay  to  Austin 
E.  Wing,  secretary  of  this  board,  the  sum  of  one  hundred  dollars, 
being  the  amount  of  his  semi-annual  salary  due  on  the  seventh 
October,  1818. 

It  is  ordered,  that  in  the  above  case  of  Joseph  Watson,  the 
treasurer  of  the  Detroit  Fund  is  authorized  in  lieu  of  money  to 
issue  to  Joseph  Watson  certificates,  not  exceeding  fifty  dollars 
each,  and  that  said  certificates  bear  interest  from  this  date. 

And  then  the  board  adjourned  until  Monday  next  at  ten 
o'clock  a.  m.  Austin  E.  Wing, 

Secretary  to  the  Land  Board. 

Received  of  Wm.  Woodbridge,  Esq.,  on  this  day  two  books 
with  paper  covers  containing  the  proceedings  of  the  governor  and 
judges  in  the  years  1811  and  1813. 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  111 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjustment 
of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Tovi^n  of  Detroit  and  Territory  of 
Michigan  and  for  other  purposes,"  on  Thursday,  the  third  day 
December,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  eighteen  (1818). 
Present :  Lewis  Cass,  governor ;  A.  B.  Woodward  and  James 
Witherell,  judges. 

Thos.  Smith  presented  his  accounts,  which  w^ere  settled  on  the 
30th  day  of  December,  1817,  for  revisal ;  whereupon,  it  appeared 
that  he  was  entitled  at  that  time  to  a  credit  of  ten  dollars  more 
than  was  allowed  him,  and  it  was 

Ordered,  that  he  be  now  paid  the  sum  of  ten  dollars. 

Ordered,  that  the  secretary  of  this  board  put  in  the  Detroit 
Gazette  an  advertisement  notifying  all  purchasers  of  lots  from  the 
Detroit  Fund  in  1816 ;  that  unless  their  second  payments  be  made 
punctually  a  forfeiture  will  accrue. 

Resolved,  that  the  payments  due  from  John  R.  Williams  upon 
lots  purchased  by  him  from  the  board,  generally,  be  suspended 
until  further  order  by  the  board. 

Resolved,  that  the  payments  due  from  Austin  E.  Wing  and 
which  may  hereafter  become  due  on  a  lot  called  the  Vincent 
Lot,-"  numbered  sixty-eight  (68)  in  section  four  (4),  be  sus- 
pended until  the  further  order  of  the  board. 

And  then  the  board  adjourned  until  tomorrow  at  ten  o'clock 
a.  m.  Austin  E.  Wing. 

Secretary  to  the  Land  Board. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  imder  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjustment 
of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory  of 
Michigan  and  for  other  purposes,"  on  Friday,  the  4th  December, 
1818.  Present:  Lewis  Cass,  governor;  A.  B.  Woodward  and 
James  Witherell,  judges. 

Solomon  Sibley  presented  a  deed  which  was  signed  by  the 
governor  and  judges  in  his  favor  for  lots  numbered  nine,  sixteen, 
seventeen,  eighteen,  nineteen,  twenty-four,  forty-eight  and  sixty- 
one  in  section  eight,  signed  by  Lewis  Cass,  A.  B.  Woodward  and 
James  Witherell.  Witnessed  by  A.  E.  Wing,  secretary  to  land 
board. 


112  GO\ERXOR   AND   JUDGES'    RECORDS 

Stephen  Mack  presented  two  accounts,  one  in  favor  of  Mack 
&  Conant,  of  three  hundred  and  forty  dollars  and  thirty-three 
cents,  with  a  certificate  attached  to  the  same  by  James  May,  super- 
intendent, for  articles  furnished  in  completing  the  jail,  and  one  in 
favor  of  James  Lockwood-^-'  of  one  hundred  and  sixty-six  dollars, 
with  a  like  certificate  from  James  May  for  tin,  work,  etc.,  in  com- 
pleting said  jail.  Whereupon,  it  was  ordered  that  the  two  ac- 
counts aforesaid  be  paid  by  the  treasurer  of  the  Detroit  Fund. 

Col.  John  Hunt,  in  behalf  of  Philip  Licuyer  presented  a  cer- 
tificate issued  May  9th,  1809,  signed  by  James  Witherell,  presi- 
dent of  the  board,  given- to  Joseph  Watson  for  services  rendered 
as  secretary  to  the  board  amounting  to  three  hundred  and  three 
dollars  and  sixty-two  and  a  half  cents,  with  interest  from  the 

date,  with  an  endorsement,  September  6th,  1809,  of $6.75 

Also  an  endorsement  September  27th,  1809,  of 80.00 

Also  one  dated  June  29th,  1811,  of 27.40 


$114.15 

Whereupon,  it  was  ordered,  that  said  certificate  be  cancelled 
by  the  secretary  of  this  board,  and  that  the  secretary  give  to  said 
Hunt  a  certificate  of  the  amount  in  the  name  of  said  lawyer. 

Ordered,  that  the  sum  of  two  hundred  and  ninety-six  dollars 
be  paid  by  the  treasurer  of  the  Detroit  Fund  to  Stephen  ^lack,  on 
his  contract  for  iron  work  upon  the  jail. 

Ordered,  that  all  forfeitures  which  may  accrue  to  the  board 
in  consequence  of  non-payment  for  lands  purchased  of  the  board, 
heretofore,  be  suspended,  until  the  first  day  of  January  next. 
Judge  Woodward  excused  from  voting. 

Ordered,  that  the  sum  of  ten  dollars  be  paid  to  Austin  E. 
Wing,  secretary  to  this  board,  the  same  being  the  amount  of  his 
account  for  stationery,  etc. 

And  then  the  board  adjourned  until  Monday  next  at  ten 
o'clock  a.  m. 

Austin  E.  Wing, 

Secretary. 

December  4th,  1818,  agreeably  to  an  order  of  the  board  of 
this  date,  the  foregoing  certificate  presented  by  John  Hunt  in 
favor  of  P.  Licuyer,  was  cancelled  by  me,  and  there  appeared 
now  to  be  due,  the  sum  of  three  hundred  and  two  dollars  and 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  113 

sixty  cents  and  one-half  cent,  and  a  certificate  was  given  for  the 
same. 

A.  E.  Wing, 

Secretary. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjustment 
of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory  of 
Michigan  and  for  other  purposes,"  on  Tuesday,  the  eighth  day 
of  December,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  eighteen.  Present : 
Lewis  Cass,  governor ;  A.  B.  Woodward  and  James  Witherell, 
judges. 

John  R.  Williams  again  presented  his  claim  before  the  board 
to  a  lot  of  land  in  the  old  Town  of  Detroit  containing  sixty-six 
feet  in  front  and  rear  and  forty-five  feet  in  depth,  French 
measure,  bounded  in  front  by  St.  Anne  street,  in  the  rear  by  St. 
James  Street,  on  the  east  northeast  by  Antoine  Adhemar's^** 
house  and  lot,  on  the  west  southwest  by  a  small  street  without  a 
name. 

Whereupon,  it  was  again  decided  that  his  claim  be  inadmis- 
sible. 

Mrs.  Audrain  came  before  the  board  by  Solomon  Sibley,  Esq., 
and  entered  her  claim  to  lot  No.  45,  in  section  8  (eight). 

And  then  the  board  adjourned  until  tomorrow  at  ten  o'clock 
a.  m. 

Austin  E.  Wing, 

Secretary. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjust- 
ment of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory  of 
Michigan  and  for  other  purposes,  on  Wednesday  the  tenth  day 
of  December  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  eighteen.  Were 
present :  His  excellency,  Lewis  Cass,  governor ;  A.  B.  Woodward 
and  James  \\'itherell,  judges. 

Upon  the  application  of  Alex.  Macomb  in  behalf  of  David  B. 
Macomb  and  Isabella  Macomb : 

It  was  resolved  that  the  resolution  passed  by  the  governor  and 
judges  on  the  twenty-second  day  of  November  one  thousand  eight 
hundred  and  sixteen  in  favor  of  David  B.  Macomb  and  William 


114        GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

Macomb,  heirs  of  William  Macomb  late  of  Detroit  deceased,  be 
rescinded.  And  that  in  lieu  of  the  land  to  be  given,  under  that 
resolution  there  be  granted  to  David  B.  Macomb  and  Isabella 
Macomb,  widow  of  the  late  John  W.  Macomb  deceased,  a  deed 
for  so  much  of  lot  number  seventeen  in  section  number  two  as  is 
not  contained  in  the  military  reserve  and  so  much  as  is  not  con- 
tained in  the  small  angle  directly  in  front  of  the  said  military 
reserve. 

This  entry  respecting  D.  B.  Macomb  and  Isabella  Macomb 
is  rescinded  and  the  first  entry  stands  good . 

Mr.  Thomas  Smith  again  presented  his  accounts  for  revisal 
and  settlement.  Whereupon,  it  was  resolved,  that  so  much  inter- 
est as  has  been  paid  by  said  Smith  upon  lots  purchased  from  the 
board,  be  allowed  to  him  in  lieu  of  interest  upon  the  balance  of 
his  account  as  it  now  stands  settled,  and  that  he  be  allowed  no 
more  or  other  interest  upon  the  balance  of  his  accounts. 

And  then  the  board  adjourned  until  tomorrow  at  10  o'clock 
a.  m.  A.  E.  Wing, 

Secretary. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjust- 
ment of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory  of 
Michigan,  and  for  other  purposes,"  on  Thursday,  the  11th  day 
of  December,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  eighteen  (1818). 
Present:  Lewis  Cass,  governor;  A.  B.  Woodward  and  James 
Witherell,  judges. 

Austin  E.  Wing  presented  an  account  for  money  paid  to  the 

printers  of  the  Pittsburgh  Mercury,  and  postage,  etc $l.oG^ 

Monies  paid  to  chain  carriers  for  measuring  road  through 

the  10,000  acres 3.00 


$4.56>^ 


Whereupon,  it  was  ordered  that  the  same  be  paid  by  the  treas- 
urer of  the  Detroit  Fund. 

A.  G.Whitney,-*''  in  behalf  of  Jane  Purdy,  formerly  Jane 
McClemens,  made  application  for  a  deed  to  lot  No.  81,  in  section 
6,  as  her  donation  lot.    Whereupon,  it  was. 


.    PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAXD    BOARD  115 

Ordered,  that  a  deed  be  made  to  Jane  McClemens,  now  called 
Jane  Purdy,  for  lot  numbered  eighty-one,  in  section  six,  as  her 
donation,  she  being  one  of  the  sufferers  by  the  fire. 

And  then  the  board  adjourned  until  tomorrow  at  10  o'clock 
a.  m.  '  ■  Austin  E.  Wing, 

Secretary. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjustment 
of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory  of 
Michigan,  and  for  other  purposes,"  on  the  twelfth  (12th)  day  of 
December,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  eighteen  (1818). 
Present,  Lewis  Cass,  governor;  A.  B.  Woodward  and  James 
Witherell,  judges. 

Gen.  Alexander  MaComb,  attorney  for  David  B.  MaComb, 
again  called  up  the  claim  of  the  said  David  B.  MaComb ;  where- 
upon, it  was, 

Ordered,  that  so  much  of  the  resolution  passed  November 
twenty-second,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  sixteen,  granting 
to  David  B.  MaComb  and  William  MaComb  lots  numbered  six 
teen  and  seventeen,  in  section  number  two,  under  certain  restric- 
tions and  limitations,  as  relates  to  the  said  David  B.  MaComb  be 
rescinded;  and  that  David  B.  MaComb  receive  in  lieu  of  all  his 
claims  upon  the  board,  an  undivided  half  of  so  much  of  lots 
numbered  sixteen  and  seventeen,  in  section  number  two,  as  is  not 
contained  in  the  military  reserve.  And  in  lieu  of  one-half  of  so 
many  square  feet  of  ground  as  were  formerly  owned  by  William 
MaComb,  late  of  Detroit,  deceased,  as  are  not  contained  in  the 
above  grant ;  the  said  David  B.  MaComb  shall  receive  twenty-five 
cents  for  each  square  foot,  which  said  sum  of  money  the  said 
David  B.  MaComb  shall  be  at  liberty  to  lay  out  in  the  purchase  of 
any  lands,  appropriated  by  act  of  congress  for  erecting  a  court 
house  and  jail  within  the  City  of  Detroit,  and  for  other  pur- 
poses, at  the  public  sales  of  said  land  hereafter  to  be  made. 

Resolved,  that  John  Robinson  do  receive  satisfaction  at  the 
rate  of  twenty-five  cents  per  square  foot  for  a  lot  of  ground  lying 
in  the  old  Town  of  Detroit,  commonly  called  the  Ridley  lot,"" 
containing  by  estimation  two  thousand  six  hundred  and  forty-six 
square  feet,  making  six  hundred  and  sixty-one  dollars  and  fifty 


116  GO\'ERNOR   AXD   JUDGES'    RECORDS  . 

cents,  which  said  lot  is  claimed  by  said  John  Robinson  and  lying 
in  the  centre  of  the  main  street  called  Jefferson  Avenue,  and 
which  said  sum  of  money  the  said  John  Robinson  shall  be  at  lib- 
erty to  lay  out  in  the  purchase  of  any  lands  appropriated  by  act 
of  congress,  for  erecting  a  court  house  and  jail  within'  the  City  of 
Detroit,  and  for  other  purposes,  at  the  public  sales  of  land  here- 
after to  be  made; 

On  condition,  however,  that  the  said  John  Robinson  do  on  his 
part  enter  and  file  with  the  secretary  of  the  board  a  relinquish- 
ment of  all  claims  of  land  lying  in  the  old  Town  of  Detroit,  which 
instrument  shall  contain  a  covenant  binding  the  said  John  Robin- 
son, his  heirs,  executors  and  administrators,  to  hold  the  governor 
and  judges  and  their  successors  in  office,  wholly  indemnified 
against  all  and  every  lawful  claim  that  may  be  set  up  or  made  by 
John  Martin,  his  heirs  or  assigns  or  other  person  whatsoever,  to 
and  for  said  lot  in  the  old  town  and  proposed  to  be  adjusted  by 
the  governor  and  judges  in  favor  of  the  said  John  Robinson. 

Austin  E.  Wing  made  application  in  behalf  of  a  black  woman 
called  Hannah,  now  living  with  Mrs.  Dodomeade,  for  a  deed  to 
a  lot  of  ground  situate  and  lying  in  the  City  of  Detroit,  numbered 
fifty-one,  in  section  six,  as  her  donation  lot. 

Whereupon,  it  was  ordered,  that  she  receive  a  deed  for  lot 
numbered  eleven,  in  section  twelve,  fronting  on  Adams  Avenue 
fifty  feet  and  in  depth  one  hundred  feet,  containing  five  thousand 
scjuare  feet. 

A  deed  was  signed  by  the  governor  and  judges  to  Jane  Mc- 
Clemens,  now  called  Jane  Purdy,  to  lot  numbered  eighty-one,  in 
section  six,  bounded  on  Virginia  Street,-'*'  one  hundred  feet  and 
on  Bates  Street  fifty  feet,  containing  five  thousand  square  feet. 

(Signed)  Lewis  Cass, 

Governor. 
A.  B.  Woodward, 
James  Witherell, 
Witnessed  by 

Austin  E.  Wing. 

Secretary  to  the  Land  Board. 

And  then  the  board  adjourned  until  Thursday  next,  the  Kth 
December,  1818. 

Austin  E.  Wing, 

Secretary. 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  117 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjustment 
of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory  of 
Michigan,  and  for  other  purposes,"  on  Thursday,  the  seventeenth 
day  of  December,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  eighteen. 
Present,  Lewis  Cass,  governor;  A.  B.  Woodward  and  James 
Witherell,  judges. 

On  application  of  Richard  Smyth,  it  was  ordered,  that  a  deed 
be  granted  him  for  out  lots  numbered  fifty-four  (54)  and  seventy- 
three  C^S),  containing  by  estimation  six  acres,  in  the  lot  No.  54 
and  four  acres  and  49/100  in  No.  "73,  more  or  less. 

On  application  of  James  Abbott,  it  was  ordered  that  a  deed 
be  granted  him  for  out  lot  numbered  fifty-three,  containing  by 
estimation  four  acres  49/100,  and  out  lot  numbered  seventy-two 
containing  by  estimation  six  acres,  more  or  less. 

George  McDougall  presented  his  accounts  against  the  board 
for  forty  dollars  ($40.00)  for  his  services  as  auctioneer  from 
August  31st  to  October  6th,  1818. 

Resolved,  that  the  treasurer  of  the  Detroit  Fund  pay  him  the 
amount  of  $40.00. 

And  then  the  board  adjourned  until  Monday  next  at  10  o'clock 
a.  m.  Austin  E.  Wing, 

Secretary. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  congress,  entitled  an  "Act  to  pro- 
vide for  the  adjustment  of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of 
Detroit  and  Territory  of  Michigan  and  for  other  purposes,"  on 
Monday,  the  twenty-first  day  of  December,  one  thousand  eight 
hundred  and  eighteen.  Present:  Lewis  Cass,  governor;  A.  B. 
Woodward  and  James  Witherell,  judges. 

A  deed  was  signed  to  James  Abbott  for  out  lots  numbered 
fifty-three,  containing  by  estimation  four  acres  and  forty-nine 
hundredths  and  for  number  seventy-two,  containing  by  estima- 
tion six  acres,  with  the  claim  of  reservation  heretofore  prescribed. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjustment 


118      ■  GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory  of 
Michigan,  and  for  other  purposes,"  on  Monday,  the  21st  day  of 
December,  one  thousand  eight"  hundred  and  eighteen  (1818). 
•  Present,  Lewis  Cass,  governor;  A.  B.  Woodward  and  James 
VVitherell,  judges. 

Stephen  Mack  presented  an  account  in  behalf  of  James. Finch 
lor  cutting  out  the  road  two  miles  and  one-fourth  to  the  ten 
thousand  acres  of  land,  appropriated  for  building  court  house 
and  jail;  whereupon,  it  was '  resolved,  that  Stephen  Mack  be 
allowed  the  sum  of  three  hundred  and  fifty-three  dollars  and 
twelve  and  a  half  cents,  in  full  discharge  of  said  demand. 

And  then  the  board  adjourned  until  tomorrow  at  ten  o'clock 
a.  m.  A.  E.  Wing, 

Secretar-;^^. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjust- 
ment of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory 
of  Michigan,  and  for  other  purposes,"  on  Tuesday,  the  twenty- 
ninth  day  of  December,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  eighteen 
(1818).  Present:  Lewis  Cass,  governor;  A.  B.  Woodward  and 
James  Witherell,  judges. 

Resolved,  that  the  sum  of  one  hundred  dollars  be  paid  to 
James  May,  Esq.,  in  part  payment  for  his  services  as  superin- 
tendent of  the  building  of  the  jail  during  the  year  (1818). 

Resolved,  that  all  forfeitures  which  may  accrue  for  non- 
payment (of  lands  sold  by  the  land  board)  under  existing  reso- 
lutions, be  extended  until  the  fifteenth  day  of  January,  one  thous- 
and eight  hundred  and  nineteen. 

Resolved,  that  there  be  granted  to  Austin  E.  Wing  two  water 
lots  lying  in  the  City  of  Detroit  numbered  one  hundred  and  eighty  . 
(180)  and  one  hundred  and  eighty-one  (181)  lying  at  the  end  of 
said  Wing's  wharf  or  long  side  of  it,  in  section  numbered  four, 
for  the  sum  of  three  cents  per  square  foot,  to  be  paid  one-half  in 
six  months  and  the  other  half  in  one  year  from  this  date,  with 
interest  until  paid. 

Judge  Woodward  was  excused  from  voting  upon  the  above 
resolution  extending  the  time  for  forfeitures  upon  monies  due  to 
the  board. 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  119 

Resolved,  that  the  sum  of  one  dollar  per  diem  be  allowed  to 
Isaac  W.  Day  for  his  services  in  attending  upon  the  land  board, 
for  every  day  which  he  has  actually  served,  and  that  the  secretary 
be  authorized  to  audit  his  accounts  for  firewood,  etc. 
And  then  the  board  adjourned  sine  die. 

Austin  E.  Wing, 

Secretary. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjustment 
of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory  of 
Michigan,  and  for  other  purposes,"  on  the  twenty-eighth  day  of 
January,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  nineteen.  Present : 
His  excellency,  Lewis  Cass,  governor ;  A.  B.  Woodward  and  J. 
Witherell,  judges. 

Resolved,  that  Adna  iNIerrit  and  Peter  Willard,  masons,  be 
allowed  for  mason  work  done  on  the  stone  gaol  of  the  City  of 
Detroit  to  the  amount  of  fifteen  hundred  dollars. 

Signed  by  Lewis  Cass,  A.  B.  Woodward  and  J.  Witherell,  to 
which  order  was  attached  the  governor's  warrant. 

Resolved,  that  the  sum  of  five  thousand  eight  hundred  and 
sixty-six  dollars  and  seventeen  cents  be  paid  to  ^Messrs.  Mack 
and  Conant  out  of  the  Detroit  Fund  on  account  of  their  contract 
for  supplying  the  iron  for  the  new  gaol. 

(Signed)   Lewis  Cass. 

A.   B.   W^OODWARD. 

J.  Witherell. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjustment 
of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory  of 
Michigan  and  for  other  purposes,"  on  the  twelfth  (12th)  day  of 
May,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  nineteen  (1819).  Present : 
His  excellency,  Lewis  Cass ;  A.  B.  W^oodward  and  John  Griffin, 
judges. 

Stephen  Mack,  in  behalf  of  Thos.  Smith,  presented  a  receipt 
given  by  the  treasurer  of  the  Detroit  Fund,  to  Benjamin  Stead 
for  a  payment  of  $56.25  made  on  lots  102  and  103,  dated  13th 


120        GOVERNOR  AXD  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

December,  ISIG,  which  same  amount  had  been  paid  by  Thomas 
Smith  on  the  same  lots  in  the  settlement  of  his  accounts. 

Resolved,  that  the  sum  of  $56.25  be  paid  to  the  said  Stephen 
Mack  in  discharge  of  the  above  receipt. 

Stephen  Alack  this  day  appeared  and  made  a  full  and  com- 
plete settlement  with  the  board  as  follows : 

The  receipt  given  by  the  treasurer  of  the  Detroit  Fund  to 
Benj.  Stead  for  $5G.25  presented  this  day.  And  a  certificate  and 
warrant  in  favor  of  Stephen  Mack  in  behalf  of  Thos.  Smith  for 
nine  hundred  and  thirty  dollars  and  twelve  and  a  half  cents,  being 
a  balance  of  account  due  to  said  Smith  on  a  settlement  dated 
December  10th,  1818,  including  also  an  order  for  ten  dollars, 
which  through  mistake  appears  not  to  have  been  allowed  said 
Smith  on  a  former  settlement.  And  a  certificate  and  warrant  in 
favor  of  Stephen  Mack  in  behalf  of  James  Finch  for  three  hun- 
dred and  fifty-three  dollars  and  twelve  and  a  half  cents,  were 
taken  up  and  cancelled. 

Also  the  resolution  of  the  28th  day  of  January,  1819,  allowing 
to  Messrs.  Mack  &  Conant  the  sum  of  five  thousand  eight  hun- 
dred and  sixty-six  dollars  and  seventeen  cents  upon  their  contract 
for  supplying  the  iron  for  the  new  gaol  was  rescinded  and  then 
final  settlement  took  place  according  to  the  following  account : 
The  Territory  of  Michigan 

1818.  To  Mack  and  Conant  Dr. 

Dec.  10 — To   amount   of   Lewis   Cass's   order  on   the 

treasurer  of   the  Detroit  Fund $  930.12>4 

2 — Interest  on  ditto  from  the  10th  December, 

1818,  to  nth  May,  1819,  is  5  months 23.25 

21 — Amount  of  Lewis  Cass's  order  on  the  treas- 
urer of  the  Detroit  Fund 353. 12 J/. 

Interest  on  ditto  from  the  21st  December, 
1818,  to  the  nth  May,  1819,  is  4  2/3  months       8.2-t 

1819. 
Jan.  28 — Amount  of  account  rendered  the  governor 

and  judges  for  iron  for  the  new  gaol 5866.17 

Interest  on  ditto  from  the  28th  January  to 
the  nth  May,  1819,  is  3  13/30  months. . .  .     100.70 


$7281.61 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  121 

Cr. 

Jan.   12— By  cash   $  182.00 

Interest  on  ditto  from  January  12th  to  11th 

May,  1819,  4  months 3.64 

Feb.     8— Cash 286.11 

Interest  on  ditto  from  February  8th  up  to  the 
11th  May,  1819,  is  3  3/30  months 4.43 


$  416.18 

Balance  due  Mack  &  Conant $6805.43 

Cr. 

By  cash  per  receipt  11th  February,  1818 $1000.00 

Feb.  27 — By  Mack  and  Conant,  receipt  drawn 300.00 

in  favor  of  A.  B.  Woodward 1300.00 

$5505.43 


Robert  Abbott's   receipt 56. 


0 


Balance  due  IMack  &  Conant $5561.68 

The  Territory  of  Michigan, 

1819.  To  Mack  and  Conant,  Dr. 

For  the  following  articles   furnished  the  new  gaol  delivered 
James  May,  Esq.,  superintendent : 

Feb.  2 — y2  box  window  glass,  8x10,  at  $2 $12.00 

3—1  closet  lock,  4/ .       .50 

Screws  and  escutcheon  for,  1/ 12^ 

lj4  lb.  chalk,  2/ 31^4 

5 — 6  lbs.  of  putty,  4/ 3.00 

1  paint  brush,  3/ 1.00 

1  lb.  Spanish  w-hiting,  2/ 25 


$18.08^ 
Detroit,  May  12th.  1819. 

I  do  certify  the  articles  stated  in  the  above  account  amount- 
ing to  eighteen  dollars  eight  and  ^  cents  have  been  furnished  by 
Messrs.  Mack  and  Conant  for  use  of  the  new  jail. 

James  May, 

Superintendent. 
$5561.68 

$5579.76^ 


122        GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

From  which  was  deducted 2G2.G0 

Being  the  amount  of  a  covenant  which  had  been  pre- 
viously omitted,  dated  July  27th,  1818 262.60 

Leaving  due  to  Mack  and  Conant $5317.16^ 

for  which  orders  are  to  be  issued  upon  the  treasury. 

Rev.  Gabriel  Richard  presented  a  certificate  for  one  hundred 
dollars,  signed  by  Jas.  Witherell,  president  of  the  board,  dated 
July  3rd,  1811,  which  was  ordered  to  be  cancelled  and  an  order 
issued  upon  the  treasury  for  the  amount. 

And  then  the  board  adjourned  until  tomorrow  at  ten  o'clock 
a.  m.  Austin  E.  Wing, 

,  Secretary. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjustment 
of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory  of 
Michigan,  and  for  other  purposes,"  on  Thursday,  the  13th  day  of 
May,  1819.  Present:  His  excellency,  Lewis  Cass,  governor; 
A.  B.  Woodward  and  John  Griffin,  judges. 

On  a  final  settlement  with  Messrs.  Mack  &  Conant,  Hunt  and 
Woodworth  on  account  of  their  contract  to  perform  the  carpenter 
and  joiner's  work  on  the  gaol,  the  following  amount  was  allowed : 
The  Detroit  Fund, 

To  Hunt  &  Woodworth,  Dr. 

2388  feet  12  by  6  oak  timber,  1/ :$  298.50 

1124  feet  6  by  6,  ditto,  8  cts 89.92 

240  feet  12  inch  square,  16^ 45.00 

4865  feet  pine  plank  and  boards,  $20 20.00 

Amount  of  carpenter's  account  herewith  for  extra  work     505.00 
Amount,  per  contract 4300.00 

$5647.62 
By  cash  received  February  11,  1818 1000.00 

Leaving  due  Hunt  &  Woodworth $4647.62 

for  which  it  was  directed  that  orders  issue  upon  the 
treasury. 

The  account  of  Henry  J.  Hunt  for  materials  furnished  for  the 
building  of  the  new  jail  amounting  to  six  hundred  and  thirteen 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  123 

dollars  and  ninety-one  three- fourths  cents  and  certified  by  James 
May,  superintendent,  was  allowed,  for  which  it  was  directed 
that  orders  issue  upon  the  treasury,  $613.91^.  ■ 

The  account  of  Harvey  Williams-*^  for  materials  furnished 
for  building  the  new  jail,  amounting  to  three  hundred  and  .sixty- 
eight  dollars  and  sixty-four  and  one-fourth  cents,  and  certified 
by  James  May,  superintendent,  was  allowed,  for  which  it  was 
directed  that  orders  issue  upon  the  treasury,  $368.64^. 

The  account  of  Sheldon  &  Reed'*''  for  printing  amounting  to 
one  hundred  and  six  dollars  and  seventy  cents  was  allowed,  for 
which  it  was  directed  that  orders  issue  upon  the  treasury,  $106.70. 

The  account  of  James  May,  superintendent,  for  his  services 
in  superintending  the  building  of  the  jail,  amounting  to  four  hun- 
dred and  fifteen  dollars,  was  allowed,  for  which  it  was  ordered 
that  orders  issue  upon  the  treasury,  $415.00. 

Ordered,  that  James  May,  the  superintendent  of  the  new  jail, 
deliver  the  possession  of  the  said  jail  over  to  the  sheriff  of  the 
County  of  Wayne  on  Monday  next  at  12  o'clock  noon. 

Ordered,  that  the  sheriff  of  the  County  of  Wayne  cause  to  be 
built  convenient  to  the  gaol  a  privy  or  little  house  and  that  he 
cause  an  enclosure  to  be  made  around  the  block  of  ground  upon 
which  the  jail  stands. 

And  then  the  board  adjourned  until  tomorrow  at  ten  o'clock 
a.  m. 

Omission  of  the  13th. 

Ordered,  that  Merritt  &  Willard  receive  two  hundred  dollars 
on  their  contract  for  mason  work  on  the  gaol. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjustment 
of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory  of 
Michigan,  and  for  other  purposes,"  on  Friday,  the  fourteenth 
day  of  May,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  nineteen  (1819).- 
Present :  His  excellency,  Lewis  Cass,  governor ;  A.  B.  Woodward 
and  John  Grif^n,  judges. 

Resolved,  that  the  governor  be  empowered  to  employ  some 
adequate  person  to  make  a  plan  of  section  numbered  seven,  of  the 
City  of  Detroit,  on  a  scale  of  fifty  feet  to  one  inch  ;  and  that  such 
person  be  allowed  for  such  plan,  if  accepted  by  the  board,  three 
dollars,  payable  in  Detroit  Fund  bills.  k-     ■, 


124  '       GO\ERNOR  AXD  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

From  the  sum  of  $5317.16^  the  sum  audited  and  allowed  in 
favor  of  Mack  and  Conant  on  the  12th  instant,  is  this  day  de- 
ducted    .• $5317.16^ 

296. 

The  sum  of  $296  being  the  amount  of  a  warrant  in 
favor  of  Major  Mack,  dated  4th  December,  1818,  and 
which  through  mistake  was  omitted  in  the  settlement 
of  accounts  on  the  12th. 

Leaving  now  a  balance  due  of $5021.16^ 

.Resolved,  that  the  sherift'  of  the  County  of  Wayne  be  author- 
ized to  cause  an  enclosure  to  be  made  of  cedar  pickets  around  the 
necessary  to  be  erected  for  the  new  gaol. 

Resolved,  that  the  treasurer  of  the  Detroit  Fund  be  directed 
to  report  to  this  board  on  Thursday  next  what  funds  are  now  on 
hand  and  the  sums  now  due  to  the  board. 

And  then  the  board  adjourned  until  Monday  next  at  one-half 
after  nine  o'clock  a.  m. 

Austin  E.  "Wing, 

Secretary. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjustment 
of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory  of 
Michigan,  and  for  other  purposes,"  on  Thursday,  the  twentieth 
day  of  May,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  nineteen.  Present : 
His  excellency,  Lewis  Cass,  governor ;  A.  B.  Woodward  and 
John  Griffin,  judges. 

Gen.  Alexander  MaComb,  having  produced  a  certified  survey 
of  that  part  of  lot  No.  17,  in  section  No.  2,  which  was  heretofore 
the  property  of  William  MaComb,  deceased,  and  which  is  not 
included  within  the  military  reservation,  whereby  it  appears  that 
the  same  contains  1748  square  feet,  which  being  deducted  from 
8679  square  feet,  being  the  quantity  contained  in  the  lots  owned 
by  the  said  William  MaComb  in  the  old  Town  of  Detroit,  leaves 
6931  square  feet  for  which  the  heirs  or  assignees  of  the  estate  of 
the  said  William  MaComb  are  to  be  paid  agreeably  to  the  resolu- 
tion of  this  board  on  the  12th  of  December,  1818. 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  125 

It  is,  therefore,  ordered,  that  orders  to  the  amount  of  $866.37 
issue  upon  the  treasurer  in  favor  of  General  MaComb  in  con- 
formity with  the  said  resokition. 

And  then  the  board  adjourned. 

Austin  E.  Wing. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjustment 
of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory  of 
Michigan,  and  for  other  purposes,"  on  Monday,  the  seventh  day 
of  June,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  nineteen.  Present:  His 
excellency,  Lewis  Cass,  governor;  Augustus  B.  Woodward  and 
John  Griffin,  judges. 

Levi  S.  Clark  presented  an  account  of  forty-five  dollars  ($45) 
for  building  a  necessary  and  furnishing  materials  for  the  new  jail ; 
whereupon,  it  was  ordered,  that  orders  issue  upon  the  treasury 
for  the  amount. 

Ordered,  that  the  demand  of  Merrit  and  Willard  upon  the 
governor  and  judges  for  loss  of  time  when  building  the  stone 
jail,  be  referred  to  James  May  and  Robert  Abbott,  Esq.,  and  that 
they  report  their  decision  to  the  board. 

And  then  the  board  adjourned  untiJ  tomorrow  at  10  o'clock 
a.  m. 

Austin  E.  Wing. 

Secretary. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjustment 
of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory  of 
Michigan,  and  for  other  purposes,"  on  Tuesday,  the  eighth  day 
of  June,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  nineteen.  Present:  His 
excellency,  Lewis  Cass,  governor ;  Augustus  P».  Woodward  and 
John  Griffin,  judges. 

Resolved,  unanimously,  that  a  plan  of  the  City  of  Detroit 
shall  be  engraved. 

Resolved,  that  the  superintendent  of  the  Turnpike  road  to  be 
made  by  Mack  &  Conant  receive  in  full  for  his  compensation, 
two  hundred  and  fifty  dollars. 

John  S.  Roby  was  appointed  superintendent  of  the  above 
road. 


126        GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

Resolved,  that  the  plan  of  section  numbered  seven,  this  day 
signed  by  the  governor  and  judges,  shall  be  the  plan  of  that  sec- 
tion, so  far  as  relates  to  any  land  hereafter  to  be  sold  thereon ;  or 
to  anything  to  be  done  by  the  governor  and  judges  in  relation 
thereto  ;  which  may  not  affect  the  rights  of  persons,  who  may  have 
purchased  pensions  to  this  date ;  but  this  resolution  is  not  intended 
to  alter  certain  plans  not  now  to  be  found  purporting  to  be  plans 
of  the  City  of  Detroit  as  adopted  by  the  said  governor  and  judges 
and  are  authenticated  by  the  signatures  of  William  Hull,  gov- 
ernor of  the  said  Territory,  and  Joseph  Watson,  secretary  of  the 
said  governor  and  judges  ;  but  the  same  when  found  are  to  remain 
in  full  force,  as  though  this  resolution  had  not  passed. 

And  the  plan  this  day  shall  be  delivered  to  the  surveyor  of  the 
Territory  and  carefully  preserved  by  him,  subject  to  the  inspec- 
tion of  any  person ;  and  no  alterations  shall  be  made  thereon, 
except  by  the  express  orders  of  the  said  governor  and  judges. 

Resolved,  that  the  said  surveyor  make  an  accurate  map  of  that 
part  of  the  City  of  Detroit,  which  lies  south  of  the  centre  of  the 
Grand  Circus,  upon  a  scale  of  one  hundred  feet  to  an  inch,  where- 
on shall  be  represented  the  courses  and  distances  of  each  lot, 
which  has  heretofore  been  sold  or  conveyed  by  the  governor  and 
judges  agreeably  to  the  description  in  the  deeds  of  conveyance, 
where  deeds  have  been  granted,  and  where  they  have  not,  then 
agreeably  to  the  plan  by  which  the  lots  were  sold..  And  whenever 
it  may  be  necessary  to  renew  any  map,  the  old  one  shall  be  care- 
fully preserved  by  the  said  surveyor,  for  occasional  reference. 
And  no  paper  deposited  with  the  said  surveyor  shall  be  taken 
from  his  office,  except  by  the  express  orders  of  the  said  governor 
and  judges. 

And  the  last  mentioned  map  shall  be  subject  to  the  inspection 
of  any  person,  upon,  the  payment  of  twelve  and  one-half  cents. 
And  the  said  surveyor  shall  furnish  any  person  with  an  authenti- 
cated description  and  map  of  any  lot  upon  the  payment  of  twenty- 
five  cents. 

Resolved,  that  the  surveyor  of  the  Territory  of  Michigan  shall 
keep  a  well  bound  book  or  books,  in  which  the  three  first  leaves 
shall  be  left  blank ;  and  the  fourth  shall  contain  a  title  in  the  fol- 
lowing words,  to  wit : 

"Register  of  the  Lots  of  the  City  of  Detroit,"  and  on  the  first  page 
of  the  succeeding  leaf  shall  be  exhibited  a  plot  of  lot  numbered 
one  in  section  numbered  one,  on  a  scale  of  not  more  than  twelve 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  127 

feet  and  six  inches  to  the  inch,  expressing  the  course,  according  to 
the  true  meridian,  and  the  distance  in  feet  of  every  Hne  of  the 
said  lot. 

Resolved,  that  on  the  succeeding  pages  of  the  said  book  or 
books,  the  succeeding  lots  of  section  numbered  one,  and  all  the 
lots  of  the  succeeding  sections,  shall  be  successively  in  like  man- 
ner exhibited. 

Resolved,  that  if  any  deed  made  by  competent  authority  shall 
convey  absolutely  or  in  any  qualified  manner  any  ground  on  the 
outside  of  any  lot  and  not  within  any  other  lot,  the  same  shall  be 
designated  by  red  lines,  and  when  one  deed  shall  convey  portions 
of  two  or  more  lots,  the  substantial  parts  shall  be  repeated  under 
or  after  the  plots  of  each  and  every  of  the  lots  in  question ;  and 
when  by  any  means  whatsoever  the  title  or  claim  to  ground  on 
the  outside  of  any  lot,  and  not  contained  within  any  other  lot 
shall  be  extinguished,  the  red  lines  designating  the  same  shall  be 
erased,  and  a  dotted  line  having  the  dots  black,  and  at  least  fifteen 
feet  apart  according  to  the  scale,  shall  be  substituted  as  a  me- 
morial of  the  figure  and  shape  of  the  ground;  the  title  or  claim  to 
which  shall  thus  have  been  extinguished,  and  a  record  in  words 
at  length  shall  also  be  preserved  of  the  manner,  means,  way  and 
terms,  by  or  which  such  extinguishment  shall  have  been  efifected. 

Resolved,  that  whenever  any  person  possessing  title  to  any 
property  within  any  section  of  the  City  of  Detroit,  shall  hold  the 
same,  from  any  causes  under  a  description  with  which  he  is  not 
pleased,  such  person  on  conveying  to  the  governor  and  judges,  or 
other  competent  authority,  all  the  right  and  title  which  he  holds 
under  such  description  shall  be  entitled  to  receive  a  new  deed  for 
the  said  property  under  a  correct  description  thereof. 

Resolved,  that  the  surveyor  of  the  Territory  shall  lay,  plant 
and  fix,  or  cause  to  be  laid,  planted  and  fixed  at  the  distance  of 
twenty  feet  from  the  front  of  the  section  on  the  avenues,  and  at 
the  distance  of  twenty-five  feet  on  the  Grand  Avenues  and  oppo- 
site to  the  distance  of  twenty  feet  from  every  corner  of  every  sec- 
tion, and  at  the  distance  of  forty  feet  on  each  side  from  the  cor- 
ner, on  the  lines  for  the  first  row  of  trees  a  stone  at  least  four 
feet  long,  one  foot  broad  and  one  foot  thick,  which  shall  be  pol- 
ished or  smoothed  on  one  side  for  half  the  length,  and  the  same 
shall  be  planted  in  the  ground  two  feet  deep,  with  the  polished 
or  smooth  side  outward,  and  with  the  polished  or  smooth  side 


128        GOVERNOR  AXD  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

above  the  ground,  and  on  the  said  polished  or  smooth  side,  shall 
be  cut,  engraved  and  marked,  the  number  of  the  section,  and  the 
course  of  the  avenue,  according  to  the  true  meridian ;  and  such 
side,  containing  such  mark,  shall  be  placed  precisely  on  such 
course,  and  ranging  with  a  line,  twenty  or  twenty-five  feet,  as  the 
case  may  be,  distant  from  the  front  of  the  lots  in  the  section,  and 
the  side  nearest  the  corner  shall  range  at  right  angles  in  such 
course,  and  shall  be  distant  ten  feet  from  the  corner. 

Resolved,  that  the  surveyor  of  the  Territory  shall  lay,  plant 
and  fix  similar  stones,  or  other  convenient  marks  or  monuments, 
at  such  parts  of  the  interior  of  every  section  as  shall  be  deemed 
convenient  and  expedient,  and  the  stones,  marks  and  monuments 
contemplated  in  the  preceding  and  present  sections  of  this  resolu- 
tion, shall  be  noticed  and  accurately  located  on  all  plots  and  maps. 

Resolved,  that  the  surveyor  of  the  Territory  shall  cause  to  be 
ascertained,  by  astronomical  observations,  a  true  meridian  on  the 
public  space  of  ground,  commonly  called  and  known  by  the  name 
of  the  Military  Square  in  the  City  of  Detroit,  and  shall  cause  the 
same  to  be  denoted  by  substantial  and  permanent  objects,  fixed  in 
the  ground. 

Resolved,  that  when  any  lot  shall  be  surveyed  which  already 
has  not  permanent  objects  at  the  corners,  the  surveyor  shall  mark 
and  bound  the  same,  by  driving  in  substantial  pickets  of  the  most 
desirable  W'Ood,  at  least  two  feet  six  inches  in  length,  and  of  the 
diameter  of  at  least  four  inches  at  the  top  and  which  shall  be 
driven  about  two  feet  into  the  ground,  with  a  sledge  hammer,  so 
as  to  leave  about  six  inches  above  ground,  and  on  the  top  of  the 
said  pickets  shall  be  notched  two  lines  intersecting  at  the  center  of 
the  picket,  and  ranging  with  the  two  courses  respectively,  of  the 
lot  from  the  said  corner,  and  the  surveyor  shall  be  entitled  to 
twenty-five  cents  for  every  picket,  to  be  paid  by  the  party  and 
twenty-five  cents  for  the  placing  of  the  same. 

Resolved,  that  the  surveyor  of  the  Territory  shall  make  and 
keep  a  general  map  of  the  Territory  of  Michigan. 

Resolved,  that  the  surveyor  of  the  Territory  shall  make  and 
keep  a  general  map  of  every  county  in  the  Territory  of  Michigan. 

And  then  the  board  adjourned  until  tomorrow  at  half-past 

nine  o'clock  a.  m. 

Austin  E.  Wing, 

Secretary. 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  129 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjust- 
ment of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory  of 
Michigan,  and  for  other  purposes,"  on  the  ninth  day  of  June,  one 
thousand  eight  hundred  and  nineteen.  Present :  His  excellency, 
Lewis  Cass,  governor;  A.  B.  Woodward  and  John  Griffin,  judges. 

Resolved,  that  20  barrels  of  lime,  40  pounds  spikes,  Jo  pounds 
nails,  2  gallons  Spanish  brown  paint,  1  quart  brown  paint,  5 
pounds  white  lead,  2  paint  brushes,  o  empty  kegs,  materials  left, 
after  finishing  the  stone  jail,  be  sold,  and  that  the  same  be  sold 
and  accounted  for  to  the  governor  and  judges  under  the  direction 
of  the  secretary  of  this  board. 

Ordered,  that  the  treasurer  of  the  Detroit  Fund  pay  to  Austin 
E.  Wing,  secretary  of  this  board,  one  hundred  dollars,  due  him 
on  the  eighth  of  April,  1819,  as  his  semi-annual  salary. 

And  then  the  board  adjourned  until  Monday  next  at  10  a.  m. 

A.  E.  Wing, 

Secretary. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjustment 
of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory  of 
Michigan,  and  for  other  purposes,"  on  Monday,  the  fourteenth 
day  of  June,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  nineteen.  Present : 
His  excellency,  Lewis  Cass,  governor ;  Augustus  B.  Woodward 
and  John  Griffin,  judges. 

Ordered,  that  the  treasurer  of  the  Detroit  Fund  pay  to  \\'il- 
lard  and  Merritt  on  their  contract  for  doing  the  mason  work  of 
the  stone  jail  one  hundred  dollars. 

A  deed  was  signed  by  the  governor  and  judges  to  David  B. 
McComb,  assignee  of  Peter  Van  Avery,  for  lot  No.  79  (seventy- 
nine)  in  section  No.  2  (two),  sold  at  auction  on  the  7th  day  of 
December,  1810,  containing  three  thousand  eight  hundred  and 
twenty-six  and  one-half  square  feet,  more  or  less,  agreeable  to 
Thos.  Smith's  description. 

And  then  the  board  adjourned  until  tomorrow  at  ten  o'clock 
a.  m. 

Austin  E.  Wing, 

Secretarx. 


130        GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjustment 
of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory  of 
Michigan,  and  for  other  purposes,"  on  the  ninth  day  of  July,  one 
thousand  eight  hundred  and  nineteen.  Present:  His  excellency, 
Lewis  Cass,  governor;  Augustus  B.  Woodward  and  John  Griffin, 
judges. 

Resolved,  that  Willard  and  Merritt  receive  one  hundred  dol- 
lars upon  their  contract  and  that  orders  issue  upon  the  treasurer 
for  the  same. 

Ordered,  that  the  sum  of  sixty-six  dollars  be  paid  to  Levi 
Rice  for  making  and  erecting  forty-eight  pannels  of  post  and  rail 
fence  around  the  jail  and  that  orders  issue  upon  the  treasurer  for 
the  amount. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjustment 
of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory  of 
Michigan,  and  for  other  purposes,"  on  Friday,  the  sixteenth  day 
of  July,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  nineteen.  Present :  His 
excellency,  Lewis  Cass,  governor;  Augustus  B.  Woodward  and 
John  Griffin,  judges. 

And  then  the  board  adjourned  until  tomorrow. 
At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjustment 
of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory  of 
Michigan,  and  for  other  purposes,"  on  the  seventeenth  day  of 
July,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  nineteen.  Present:  His 
excellency,  Lewis  Cass,  governor ;  Augustus  B.  Woodward  and 
John  Griffin,  judges. 

Resolved,  that  the  sum  of  three  hundred  and  seventy-six  dol- 
lars principal,  and  forty-six  dollars  and  ninety-four  cents  interest, 
be  repaid  to  Robert  Smart,  being  the  two  first  instalments  of  lots 
No.  C3,  in  section  No.  3,  which  were  purchased  by  said  Smart  at 
auction,  and  which  as  it  has  since  been  discovered,  were  pre- 
viously sold  to  Aaron  Greely,  and  also  the  sum  of  fifty  dollars, 
being  the  amount  expended  by  the  said  Smart  in  improving  upon 
the  said  lot  as  estimated  by  David  C.  McKinstry.     But  the  said 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAXD    BOARD  131 

Robert  Smart  is  to  assign  to  the  said  governor  and  judges  all 
right  acquired  by  the  said  purchase. 

Ordered,  that  the  city  lots  in  the  City  of  Detroit  belonging  to 
the  Detroit  Fund  be  sold  at  public  auction  on  the  second  Thurs- 
day of  October  next,  and  that  notice  of  the  same  be  given  in  the 
Detroit  Gazette  and  in  a  newspaper  at  Buffalo. 

Ordered,  that  so  many  of  the  city  lots  in  the  City  of  Detroit 
belonging  to  the  Detroit  Fund  as  may  be  thought  advisable  by  the 
governor  and  judges  be  sold  on  the  first  Monday  of  August  next. 

Ordered,  that  the  sum  of  seven  hundred  dollars  be  allowed  to 
Messrs.  Stead  &  McKinstry  as  a  remuneration  for  losses  they 
sustained  in  furnishing  materials  for  the  jail  and  that  orders  issue 
upon  the  treasurer  for  the  amount. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjustment 
of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory  of 
Michigan,  and  for  other  purposes,"  on  the  seventeenth  day  of 
July,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  nineteen.  Present :  His 
excellency.  Lewis  Cass,  governor;  A.  B.  Woodward  and  John 
Griffin,  judges. 

Resolved,  that  the  sum  of  three  hundred  and  seventy-six  dol- 
lars principal,  and  forty-six  dollars  and  ninety-four  cents  interest, 
be  repaid  to  Robert  Smart,  being  the  two  first  instalments  of  lots 
No.  G3,  in  section  No.  — ,  which  were  purchased  by  said  Smart  at 
auction,  and  which,  as  it  has  since  been  discovered,  were  pre- 
viously sold  to  Aaron  Greeley,  and  also  the  sum  of  fifty  dollars, 
being  the  amount  expended  by  the  said  Smart  in  improvements 
upon  the  said  lot,  as  estimated  by  David  C.  McKinstry. 

But  the  said  Robert  Smart  is  to  assign  to  the  said  governor 
and  judges  all  right  acquired  by  the  said  purchase. 

Ordered,  that  the  city  lots  in  the  City  of  Detroit  belonging  to 
the  Detroit  Fund  be  sold  at  public  auction  on  the  second  Thurs- 
day of  October  next,  and  that  notice  of  the  same  be  given  in  the 
Detroit  Gazette,  and  in  a  newspaper  at  Buffalo. 

Ordered,  that  Mr.  Merritt's  accounts  be  entered  on  the  l^ook  : 
and  that  orders  issue  on  the  treasurer  in  favor  of  Mr.  Merritt  for 
forty-five  dollars  upon  his  account. 

Mr.  Merritt's  account  is  as  follows : 
The  Governor  and  Judges  of  the  Territory  of  Michigan, 


132        GOVERNOR  AXD  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

1818.                         To  Adna  Merritt,  Dr. 
May  15th  and  IGth — lo  paid  six  masons  waiting  for  ma- 
terials @  34/ $  36.00 

Eight  laborers  and  boy,  12/ 27.00 

Aug.  3rd  and  4th — Six  masons,  24/ 36.00 

Eight  laborers  and  boy,  12/ 27.00 

1819. 

Aug.  20  and  21 — Six  masons,  24/ 72.00 

Seven  laborers  and  two  boys,  12/ 54.00 

Aug.  12th— For  1  86/216  stone,  $11.25 208.00 

X                   Filling  two  halls  with  earth 35.00 

X                   80  yards  extra  lathing  and  plastering,  3/ 30.00 

X                   10  lbs.  shingle  nails,  2/6 3.00 

X                   Plastering  20  window  facings,  16/ 10.00 

X                    Plastering  14  doors,  8/ 14.00 

Discount  on  drafts,  amount  $800 40.00 

X                    Building   oven    ]  0.00 

Amount    $632.00 

The  above  items  marked  with  a  cross  (X)  at  the  left-hand 
were  allowed.    The  balance  rejected. 

Ordered,  that  so  many  of  the  city  lots  in  the  City  of  Detroit 
belonging  to  the  Detroit  Fund,  as  may  be  thought  advisable  by 
the  governor  and  judges,  be  sold  on  the  first  Monday  of  August 
next. 

Ordered,  that  the  sum  of  seven  hundred  dollars  be  allowed  to 
Messrs.  Stead  and  McKinstry  as  a  remuneration  for  losses  they 
sustained  in  furnishing  materials  for  the  jail,  and  that  orders 
issue  upon  the  treasurer  for  the  amount. 

And  then  the  board  adjourned  until  the  day  after  tomorrow, 
the  nineteenth. 

Austin  E.  Wing, 

Secretary. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjust- 
ment of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory 
of  Michigan,  and  other  purposes,"  on  the  nineteenth  day  of  July, 
one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  nineteen,  present  his  exxcel- 
lency,  Lewis  Cass,  governor;  A.  B.  Woodward,  John  Griffin  and 
James  Witherell,  judges. 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  133 

Thomas  Rowland  appeared  in  behalf  of  Jonathan  Eastman,^'*' 
and  claimed  lot  No.  177  in  section  No.  4,  which  was  purchased 
from  the  governor  and  judges  by  John  R.  Williams  in  1816. 
John  R.  Williams  contested  the  claim,  whereupon  the  subject 
was  postponed  until  Thursday  next. 

And  then  the  board  adjourned  until  tomorrow. 

Austin  E.  Wing, 

Secretary. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjustment 
of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory  of 
Michigan,  and  for  other  purposes,"  on  the  twentieth  day  of  July, 
one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  nineteen.  Present :  His  excel- 
lency, Lewis  Cass,  governor;  A.  B.  Woodward,  John  Griffin  and 
James  Witherell,  judges. 

Resolved,  that  the  demands  w^hich  John  R.  Williams  may  have 
against  the  Detroit  Fund  draw  interest  from  the  date  thereof,  as 
an  offset  against  so  much  interest  charged  to  him  by  the  board. 

Resolved,  that  orders  issue  upon  the  treasurer  of  the  Detroit 
Fund  in  favor  of  Stead  and  McKinstry  for  five  hundred  dollars. 

And  then  the  board  adjourned  until  Monday  next  at  half-past 
nine  of  the  clock  in  the  forenoon. 

Austin  E.  Wing, 

Secretary. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjustment 
of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory  of 
Michigan,  and  for  other  purposes,"  on  Monday,  the  twenty-sixth 
day  of  July,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  nineteen.  Present: 
Lewis  Cass,  governor ;  A.  B.  Woodward  and  John  Griffin,  judges. 

Resolved,  that  the  burying  ground"^  adjoining  upon  Wood- 
ward Avenue  be  granted  to  the  trustees  of  the  Protestant  Re- 
ligious Society  of  Detroit  by  their  legal  designation  for  the  use 
of  said  society,  exclusive  of  the  streets,  lanes  and  alleys  therein. 

Resolved,  that  the  sum  of  seventeen  dollars  be  paid  to  Syl- 
vanus  Blackmarr  for  his  daily  attendance  at  this  board. 

Resolved,  that  the  surveyor  of  the  Territory  make  a  plat  of 
section  numbered  ten,  and  that  he  survey  the  lots  sold  to  Robert 


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Smart  and  Thomas  Smith  and  those  sold  to  Aaron  Greely  and 
return  to  this  board  a  plat  thereof  showing  the  interferences. 

Resolved,  that  the  sum  of  fifteen  dollars  and  ninety-three 
cents  be  paid  to  John  R.  Williams  on  account  of  money  expended 
by  him  for  advertising  the  sales  of  land  in  the  public  papers. 

Resolved,  that  the  surveyor  make  an  accurate  survey  and  plat 
of  the  Protestant  burying  ground  for  this  board. 

And  then  the  board  adjourned  until  Monday  next  at  half-past 
nine  of  the  clock  in  the  forenoon. 

Austin  E.  Wing, 

Secretary. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjustment 
of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory  of 
Michigan,  and  for  other  purposes,"  on  Monday,  the  second  day 
of  August,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  nineteen.  Present: 
Lewis  Cass,  governor;  A.  B.  Woodward  and  John  Griffin,  judges. 

Resolved,  that  the  lots  this  day  to  be  sold  shall  be  sold  upon 
the  terms  stated  in  the  resolution  of  the  governor  and  judges  of 
May  twenty-sixth,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  eighteen, 
except  that  the  third  payment  shall  be  made  within  one  year  from 
the  day  of  sale. 

And  then  the  board  adjourned.  Austin  E.  Wing, 

Secretary. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjustment 
of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory  of 
Michigan,  and  for  other  purposes,"  on  Monday,  the  ninth  day  of 
August,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  nineteen.  Present: 
Lewis  Cass,  governor ;  A.  B.  Woodward  and  John  Griffin,  judges. 

A  deed  for  lots  numbered  109,  106,  110,  111,  in  section  three, 
numbers  83,  %Q,  48*,  57,  in  section  ten,  numbers  54,  51,  52,  79,  80 
in  section  ten,  numbers  21  and  22  in  section  12,  and  numbers  185, 
177,  in  section  four,  was  this  day  executed  by  the  governor  and 
judges  in  favor  of  John  R.  Williams,  he  having  exhibited  the 
treasurer's  receipt  in  full  therefor. 


*Should  be  58.    E.  A.  B. 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  135 

Judge  Woodward  protested  against  so  much  of  above  deed  as 
conveys  lots  numbered  21,  22,  in  section  12,  without  reserving 
therefrom  a  boundary  of  at  least  twenty  feet  in  each  of  the  said 
lots  for  an  alley,  and  then  signed  the  said  deed. 

Gabriel  Richard,  in  behalf  of  the  Church  of  St.  Anne,  again 
made  application  for  an  exchange  of  lots  for  a  burying  ground ; 
whereupon,  it  was  resolved  that  his  application  be  not  granted. 

And  then  the  board  adjourned  until  Monday  next  at  half-past 
nine  of  the  clock  in  the  forenoon.  Austin  E.  Wing, 

Secretary. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjust- 
ment of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory 
of  Michigan,  and  for  other  purposes,"  on  Monday,  the  sixteenth 
day  of  August,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  nineteen.  Pres- 
ent:  Lewis  Cass,  governor;  A.  B.  Woodward  and  John  Griffin, 
judges. 

Resolved,  that  the  sum  of  fifty  dollars  be  allowed  to  Merritt 
and  Willard  in  consequence  of  time  lost  by  them  in  waiting  for 
materials  for  the  stone  hall. 

Resolved,  that  the  balance  due  to  Merritt  and  Willard  upon 
their  contract  for  doing  the  stone  work  upon  the  new  gaol  be  paid 
to  them  as  soon  as  the  gaol  is  completed  agreeably  to  their  con- 
tract. 

Resolved,  that  one  dollar  and  fifty  cents  be  paid  to  Mr.  Merritt 
for  brick  furnished  for  hearths  for  the  gaol. 

A  petition  was  presented  for  a  donation  lot  from  Morrice  Nel- 
lerney.^^^ 

And  then  the  board  adjourned  till  Monday  next. 

Austin  E.  Wing, 

Secretary. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjustment 
of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory  of 
Michigan  and  for  other  purposes,"  on  Monday,  the  sixth  day  of 


136        GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

September,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  nineteen.  Present : 
Lewis  Cass,  governor ;  John  Griffin  and  James  Witherell,  judges. 
Ordered,  that  deeds  issue  to  John  S.  Roby  for  lots  numbered 
ten  in  section  8,  and  numbered  3,  in  section  10,  he  having  pro- 
duced receipts  from  the  treasurer  of  the  Detroit  Fund  in  full  for 
the  payments  of  the  same. 

Ordered,  that  it  be  referred  to  James  May  what  deduction  be 
made  from  Mr.  Merritt  for  not  rough  casting  the  two  ends  and 
rear  of  the  new  gaol. 

And  then  the  board  adjourned. 

Austin  E.  Wing, 

Secretary. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governors  and  judges  of  the  Territory 
of  Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjust- 
ment of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory 
of  ^Michigan  and  for  other  purposes,"  on  the  twentieth  day  of 
December,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  nineteen.  Present: 
Lewis  Cass,  governor ;  A.  B.  Woodward,  John  Griffin  and  James 
Witherell,  judges. 

Rufus  Hatch2=3  presented  an  account  against  the  board  for 
four  months'  rent  of  a  room  from  the  first  of  July  to  the  first 
of  November  at  seven  dollars  per  month,  which  was  allowed, 
and  it  was  ordered  that  an  order  issue  upon  the  treasurer  for 
the  amount. 

Stephen  Mack  presented  a  receipt  against  the  board  dated 
May  14th,  1819,  for  five  thousand  dollars  bearing  interest  from 
date,  which  was  cast,  the  amount  of  interest  being  one  hundred 
and  seventy-five  dollars,  was  allowed. 

Horatio  Ball,-"'*  surveyor,  presented  a  blank  account  for  a 
half  year's  salary,  commencing  17th  of  July  and  ending  17th 
of  January,  1820,  which  for  want  of  time  was  not  acted  upon. 

And   then   the   board   adjourned. 

Austin  E.  Wing, 

Secretary. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory 
of  Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjust- 
ment of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory 
of  Michigan,  and  for  other  purposes,"  on  Monday,  the  twenty- 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  137 

fourth  day  of  January,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  twenty. 
Present :  Lewis  Cass,  governor ;  John  Griffin  and  James  With- 
erell,  judges. 

Resolved  hy  the  governor  and  judges,  that  they  will  offer  for 
sale  to  the  highest  bidder  a  number  of  lots  of  the  ten  thousand 
acres,  on  the  seventh  day  of  February  next  at  the  council  house, 
on  the  following  terms,  to-wit :  twenty  per  cent  cash  down,  and 
a  similar  credit  for  the  remainder  as  has  been  heretofore  given. 

Resolved,  that  the  terms  of  payment  be  as  follows:  One- fifth 
cash  down,  one-fifth  in  six  months  from  the  day  of  sale,  one- 
fifth  in  eighteen  months,  another  fifth  in  two  years  and  six 
months,  and  the  other  fifth  and  last  payment  in  three  years  and 
six  months  from  the  day  of  sale,  with  interest  at  the  rate  of  six 
per  centum  per  annum  upon  the  whole  from  the  day  of  sale. 

If  either  of  the  four  last  payments  shall  not  be  made  at  the 
time  when  they  shall  respectively  become  due,  an  additional 
interest  of  six  per  centum  shall  accrue,  until  the  payments  are 
made;  and  if  the  whole  sum,  with  all  the  interest  be  not  made 
on  the  day  on  which  the  last  payment  shall  become  due,  the 
land  shall  be  forfeited,  and  revert  to  the  board. 

And  then  the  board  adjourned  until  Monday,  the  seventh 
day  of  February,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  twenty. 

Austin  E.  Wing, 

Secretary. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory 
of  Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjust- 
ment of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory 
of  Michigan  and  for  other  purposes,  on  Monday,  the  twenty- 
eighth  day  of  February,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  twenty. 
Present :  Lewis  Cass,  governor ;  John  Griffin  and  James  With- 
erell,  judges. 

John  Robinson,  by   Solomon   Sibley,  his   attorney,   filed  the 
following  relinquishment  to  a  certain  lot  or   ])arcel  of  ground, 
therein  mentioned,  viz : 
To  wfhom  it  may  concern : 

Whereas,  the  governor  and  the  judges  in  and  over  the  Terri- 
tory of  Michigan  at  Detroit  in  said  territory,  on  the  twelfth 
day  of  December,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  eighteen,  at 
the  instance  of   Solomon   Sibley,   agent  and   attorney   of   John 


138        GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

Robinson,  of  the  City  of  Albany,   did  cause  to  be  entered  on 
their  journal  a  resolution,  in  the  words  following,  to-wit: 

"Resolved,  that  John  Robinson  do  receive  satisfaction  at  the 
rate  of  twenty-five  cents  per  square  foot,  for  a  lot  of  ground 
lying  in  the  old  Town  of  Detroit  commonly  called  the  Ridgely 
lot,  containing  by  estimation  two  thousand  six  hundred  and 
forty-six  square  feet,  making  six  hundred  sixty-one  dollars  and 
fifty  cents,  which  same  lot  is  claimed  by  said  John  Robinson,  and 
lying  in  the  center  of  Main  Street,  called  Jefferson  Avenue,  and 
which  said  sum  of  money  the  said  John  Robinson  shall  be  at 
liberty  to  lay  out  in  the  purchase  of  any  lands,  appropriated  by 
act  of  congress,  for  erecting  a  court  house  and  jail,  within  the 
City  of  Detroit,  and  for  other  purposes,  at  the  public  sales  of 
land  hereafter  to  be  made.  On  condition,  however,  that  the 
said  John  Robinson,  on  his  part,  enter  and  file  with  the  secre- 
tary of  the  board,  a  relinquishment  of  all  claims  of  land  lying 
in  the  old  Town  of  Detroit,  which  instrument  shall  contain  a 
covenant,  binding  the  said  John  Robinson,  his  heirs,  executors 
and  administrators,  to  hold  the  governor  and  judges  and  their 
successors  in  office,  wholly  indemnified  against  all  and  every 
lawful  claim,  that  may  be  set  up,  or  made  by  John  Martin  his 
heirs  or  assigns,  or  other  person  whatever,  to  and  for  said  lot  in 
the  old  Town  and  proposed  to  be  adjusted  by  the  governor  and 
judges  in  favor  of  the  said  John  Robinson." 

"Now  know  ye,  that  in  compliance  with  the  above  resolution 
on  my  part,  I,  the  said  John  Robinson,  do  by  these  presents, 
relinquish  all  right,  claim  and  demand  that  I  ever  had,  or  now 
have  and  claim,  to  any  and  every  lot  of  ground  lying  within 
the  old  Town  of  Detroit,  such  as  the  same  was  when  burned  on 
the  eleventh  day  of  June,  A.  D.  1805." 

"Also  I  do  for  myself,  my  heirs,  executors  and  administrators, 
covenant,  promise  and  agree  to,  and  with  the  governor  and 
judges  of  the  territory  of  Michigan,  and  their  successors  in  office, 
that  I  shall  and  will  at  all  times  and  forever  hereafter,  hold  and 
keep  the  said  governor  and  judge  and  their  successors  in  office, 
secure  and  indemnified  against  the  lawful  claims  and  demands 
of  the  above  named  John  IMartin  his  heirs  or  assigns,  and  every 
other  person  whatever,  that  he  or  they  shall  at  any  time  make, 
set  up  and  support,  to  or  against  said  governor  and  judges,  or 
their  successors  in  office,  for  or  on  account  of  the  said  lot  of 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  139 

ground  above  mentioned  by  me  claimed,  called  the  Ridgely  lot, 
and  for  which  I  am  to  receive  satisfaction  for  from  the  said 
governor  and  judges,  under  and  pursuant  to  the  above  written 
resolution." 

"In  witness  whereof,  I,  the  said  John  Robinson,  have  hereto 
set  my  hand  and  seal  this  ninth  day  of  August,  one  thousand 
eight  hundred  and  nineteen." 

"Signed,  sealed  and  delivered  in  presence  of  Benjamin 
Venealin  and   Catherine  Wendell." 

John  Robinson  (L.  S.)" 
"State  of  New  York,  City  of  Albany.  Be  it  known  that  on 
the  ninth  day  of  August,  in  the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand 
eight  hundred  and  nineteen,  before  me,  John  H.  Wendell,  one 
of  the  public  notaries  for  the  State  of  New  York,  duly  appointed 
and  commissioned  and  residing  in  the  City  of  Albany,  came 
John  Robinson,  of  the  same  place  (and  to  me  known),  who 
acknowledged  the  foregoing  instrument  in  writing,  as  his  volun- 
tary act  and  deed.  In  testimony  whereof  I  have  hereunto  sub- 
scribed my  name  and  affixed  my  seal  of  office,  the  day  and  year 
aforesaid,  and  allow  the  same  to  be  recorded." 

"J.  H.  Wendell." 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjust- 
ment of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory  of 
Michigan,  and  for  other  purposes,"  on  Monday,  the  sixth  day  of 
March,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  twenty.  Present :  John 
Griffin  and  James  Witherell,  judges. 

There  being  no  quorum  the  board  adjourned  until  Monday 
next ;  the  sale  also  of  the  lots  in  the  1,0,000  acres  is  postponed 
until  Monday  next. 

Austin  E.  Wing, 

Secretary. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United  States 
of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjustment  of  the 
titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory  of  Michigan, 
and  for  other  purposes,"  on  Monday,  the  thirteenth  day  of 
March,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  twenty.  Present :  His 
excellency,  Lewis  Cass,  governor,  and  John  Griffin,  judge. 


140        GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

There  being  no  quorum  the  board  adjourned  until  Monday 

next,  and  the  sale  of  the  ten  thousand  acres  was  postponed  to 

the  same  time.  _ 

A.  E.  Wing, 

Secretary. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjust- 
ment of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory  of 
Michigan  and  for  other  purposes,"  on  Monday,  the  twentieth  day 
of  March,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  twenty.  Present: 
His  excellency,  L.  Cass. 

There  being  no  quorum  the  board  adjourned  until  Monday 
next  and  the  sale  of  the  ten  thousand  acres  was  postponed  to 
that  time.  Austin  E.  Wing, 

Secretary. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjustment 
of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory  of 
Michigan  and  for  other  purposes  on  ■Monday,  the  twenty- 
seventh  day  of  March,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  twenty. 
His  excellency,  Lewis  Cass ;  John  Griffin  and  James  Witherell, 
judges. 

There  being  no  quorum. 

And  then  the  board  adjourned  until  Monday  next,  at  half- 
past  ten  o'clock  a.  m.  A.  E.  Wing, 

Secretary. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjustment 
of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory  of 
Michigan  and  for  other  purposes  on  Monday,  the  eleventh 
of  April,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  twenty.  Present :  His 
excellency,  Lewis  Cass,  governor ;  A.  B.  Woodward,  John  Griffin 
and  James  Witherell,  judges. 

Sylvanus  Blackmarr  presented  an  account  amounting  to 
thirty-six  dollars  and  fifty  cents,  commencing  11th  May,  1819,  and 
ending  February  7th,  1830,  in  which  there  is  a  credit  given  by  him 
of  seventeen  dollars,  which  was  postponed  for  further  considera- 
tion, but  was  finally  allowed  at  $19.50. 


•  P'ROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  141 

Resolved,  that  Robert  Abbott,  treasurer  of  the  Detroit  Fund, 
pay  to  Robert  Smart,  the  amount  paid  over  by  Mr.  Ball,  which 
was  received  from  A.  Edwards  and  Mr.  Witherell  for  the  first 
instalments  upon  the  lots  purchased  by  them,  taking  said  Smart's 
receipt  for  the  same. 

And  then  the  board  adjourned  until  Monday  next  at  half  after 
ten  o'clock  in  the  forenoon.  Austin  E.  Wing, 

Secretary. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judge§  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjustment 
of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory  of 
Michigan  and  for  other  purposes  on  Monday,  the  seventeenth 
day  of  April,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  twenty.  Present : 
His  excellency,  Lewis  Cass,  governor ;  John  Griffin  and  James 
Witherell,  judges. 

And  then  the  board  adjourned,  no  business  being  done,  to 
meet  again  on  Monday  next. 

Austin  E.  Wing, 

Secretary. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjustment 
of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory  of 
Michigan  and  for  other  purposes  on  ]\Ionday.  the  twenty- fourth 
day  of  April,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  twenty.  Present : 
His  excellency,  Lewis  Cass,  governor;  John  Griffin  and  James 
Witherell,  judges. 

No  business  being  done,  the  board  adjourned  until  Monday 
next.  A.  E.  Wing, 

Secretary. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjustment 
of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory  of 
Michigan  and  for  other  purposes,"  on  Monday,  the  first  day  of 
May,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  twenty.  Present,  his  excel- 
lency, Lewis  Cass,  governor. 


142        GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

There  being  no  quorum  the  board  adjourned  until  Monday 
next  at  9  o'clock  a.  m. 

Austin  E.  Wing, 

Secretary. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjustment 
of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory  of 
Michigan  and  for  other  purposes,"  on  Monday,  the  eighth  day  of 
May,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  twenty.  Present:  His 
excellency,  Lewis  Cass,  governor;  John  Griffin  and  James 
Witherell,  judges. 

Resolved,  on  application  of  Joseph  Andre  dit  Clark,  that  the 
resolution  passed  on  the  30th  December,  1817,  relative  to  a  certain 
parcel  of  ground  being  part  of  lot  No.  75,  in  section  one,  lying 
between  the  southwest  line  of  Brush's  farm  and  Randolph  Street 
be  rescinded  and  that  he  be  entitled  to  the  said  ground  by  paying 
three  cents  per  square  foot  within  two  years  £rom  this  date,  with 
interest  until  paid ;  and  it  is  further  resolved,  that  the  provisions 
of  the  said  resolution  be  extended  to  John  Whipple,  L.  B.  Peltier, 
the  heirs  of  Abraham  Gill,  John  Bt.  Belonger  and  John  Bt. 
Durette. 

Resolved,  that  the  amount  paid  by  Austin  E.  Wing  for  lot 
number  sixty-eight,  in  section  number  four,  be  refunded  to  him, 
on  his  relinquishing  all  claim  acquired  by  him  to  such  lot,  it 
appearing  to  the  board  that  the  title  of  that  lot  is  involved  in 
doubt. 

Resolved,  that  orders  issue  on  the  treasurer  of  the  Detroit 
Fund  in  favor  of  Austin  E.  Wing  for  the  amount  of  his  semi- 
annual salary,  due  him  from  the  8th  of  October,  1819,  and  to  the 
8th  day  of  April,  1820. 

And  then  the  board  adjourned  until  Monday  next  at  nine 
o'clock  in  the  forenoon.  Austin  E.  Wing, 

Secretary. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjustment 
of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory  of 
Michigan,  and  for  other  purposes,"  on  Monday,  the  fifteenth  day 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  143 

of  May,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  twenty.  Present :  His 
excellency,  Lewis  Cass,  governor ;  John  Griffin  and  James 
Witherell,  judges. 

Resolved,  that  a  deed  be  given  to  Margaret  Audrain  for  a  cer- 
tain lot  or  parcel  of  ground,  being  a  part  of  lots  numbered  forty- 
four  and  forty-five  in  section  number  eight,  in  the  City  of  Detroit, 
according  to  the  plan  of  the  said  city,  approved  by  the  governor 
and  judges  the  27th  day  of  April,  1817. 

Beginning  at  the  southeast  corner  of  said  section  No.  8,  thence 
north  8-4  feet,  thence  north  30  degrees  west  14  feet  and  seven 
tenths  of  a  foot,  thence  south  sixty  degrees  west  6-1  feet  and 
32/100,  etc.,  etc.     (See  Deed.) 

The  above  deed  was  signed  by  Lewis  Cass,  Augustus  B. 
Woodward  and  John  Griffin ;  J.  Witherell  dissenting. 

N.  B. — Judge  Woodward  signed  out  of  the  board. 

In  the  above  deed  the  following  proviso  was  annexed :  "That 
if  the  said  lot  of  ground,  or  any  part  thereof,  shall  have  been 
heretofore  conveyed  by  the  said  governor  and  judges,  then  this 
deed  shall  be  void." 

And  then  the  board  adjourned  without  day. 

Austin  E.  Wing, 

Secretary. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjustment 
of  the  titles  of  land  in  tiie  Town  of  Detroit  and  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  and  for  other  purposes,"  on  the  sixteenth  day  of  Octo- 
ber, one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  twenty.  Present :  His  excel- 
lency, Lewis  Cass,  governor ;  Augustus  B.  Woodward,  John 
Griffin  and  James  Witherell,  judges. 

John  Kinzie  appeared  before  the  board  and  claimed  a  deed  for 
the  lot  now  occupied  by  Stephen  Mack  in  the  vicinity  of  H.  J. 
Hunts.  The  parties  being  not  ready  to  go  into  the  investigation, 
the  board  resolved  that  the  said  claim  be  taken  up  on  Monday 
next. 

Resolved,  that  Mr.  Ball,  the  surveyor,  make  a  resurvey  of  lots 
Nos.  23  and  2G,  and  return  a  plat  of  the  same  to  this  board,  exhib- 
iting their  relative  situation  toward  each  other ;  and  then  the  board 
adjourned  until  Monday  next  at  ten  of  the  clock  in  the  forenoon. 

Austin  E.  Wing,  Secretary  to  the  L.  Board. 


144        GOVERNOR  AXD  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjustment 
of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory  of 
Michigan,  and  for  other  purposes,"  on  Monday,  the  23rd  day  of 
October,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  twenty.  Present :  His 
excellency,  Lewis  Cass,  governor ;  Augustus  B.  Woodward,  John 
Griffin  and  James  Witherell,  judges. 

John  Kinzie's  claim  was  taken  up,  whereupon  Solomon  Sibley, 
attorney  for  Robert  A.  Forsyth,  administrator  on  the  estate,  of 
Robert  Forsyth,-"^  deceased,  filed  a  protest  against  a  deed's  issu- 
ing agreeably  to  the  prayer  of  the  said  John  Kinzie. 

A  motion  was  made  by  Judge  Woodward  that  Mr.  Sibley,  the 
attorney  for  the  United  States,  be  instructed  to  institute  a  suit  in 
chancery  against  John  Kinzie  for  the  recovery  of  a  lot  or  the 
value  of  the  lot  improvident!}'  obtained  as  a  donation  lot  by  him 
from  the  governor  and  judges. 

Resolved,  that  all  deeds  now  in  the  possession  of  the  secretary 
of  this  board  be  retained  subject  to  the  order  of  the  board. 

The  consideration  of  John  Kinzie's  claim  is  farther  postponed 
until  the  second  Thursday  of  October,  in  the  year  one  thousand 
eight  hundred  and  twenty-one. 

And  then  the  board  adjourned  until  tomorrow  at  ten  o'clock 
a.  m. 

Austin  E.  Wing, 

Secretary  to  the  Land  Board. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjustment 
of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory  of 
Michigan,  and  for  other  purposes,"  on  Tuesday,  the  twenty-fourth 
day  of  October,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  twenty.  Present : 
His  excellency,  Lewis  Cass,  governor;  Augustus  B.  Woodward, 
John  Griffin  and  James  Witherell,  judges. 

Resolved,  that  the  resolution  of  this  board  passed  October  8th, 
1816,  allowing  an  annual  compensation  to  the  secretary  of  two 
hundred  dollars,  be  rescinded. 

Resolved,  that  the  compensation  hereafter  to  the  secretaiy 
shall  be  one  dollar  per  diem  for  every  day's  actual  attendance 
upon  this  board. 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  145 

Resolved,  that  the  secretary  receive,  independent  of  his  per 
diem,  forty  dollars  a  year  for  taking  charge  of  the  records  and 
papers  and  for  keeping  them  in  a  convenient  place  and  open  to 
inspection. 

Ordered,  by  the  governor  and  judges,  that  orders  issue  upon 
the  treasurer  of  the  land  board  in  favor  of  Austin  E.  W  ing,  secre- 
tary of  this  board,  for  one  hundred  dollars,  the  amount  of  his 
semi-annual  pay  up  to  the  8th  day  of  October  inst. 

And  then  the  board  adjourned  until  Friday  next  at  ten  o'clock 
a.  m. 

Austin  E.  Wing, 

Secretary. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjustment 
of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory  of 
Michigan,  and  for  other  purposes,"  on  Friday,  the  3Tth  day  of 
October,  1820.  Present :  His  excellency,  Lewis  Cass,  governor ; 
Augustus  B.  Woodward,  John  Griffin  and  James  W'itherell, 
judges. 

The  road  contracted  to  be  made  by  Major  Mack,  agreeably  to 

the  resolution  of  this  board  of ,  having  been  personally 

examined  by  the  governor  and  judges  and  found  made  in  all 
respects  agreeably  to  the  contract,  is  ordered  to  be  accepted ;  pro- 
vided, that  Major  Mack  file  with  the  secretary  his  obligation,  to 
clear  away  the  timber  now  in  the  road,  to  cut  down  such  trees  as 
are  therein,  and  to  cut  down  and  cover  up  such  stumps  as  may  at 
any  time  hereafter  be  found  injurious,  and  to  repair  any  injuries 
in  consequence  of  such  stumps. 

Ordered,  that  interest  at  the  rate  of  six  per  centum  per  annum 
be  allowed  to  Major  Mack  upon  one-half  of  the  sum  due  for 
making  the  road  from  the  sixth  day  of  March  last. 

Ordered,  that  fifty  dollars  be  paid  to  Major  Mack  for  extend- 
ing the  road  from  the  point  where  his  road  terminated,  to  that 
where  the  road  made  by  Colonel  Leavenworth  commences. 

Resolved,  that  the  resolutions  passed  on  the  twenty- fourth 
day  of  October,  1820,  in  relation  to  the  compensation  of  the  sec- 
retary of  the  land  board  be  rescinded  and  that  he  be  allowed  here- 
after at  the  rate  of  one  hundred  dollars  per  annum. 


146        GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

And  then  the  board  adjourned  until  Monday  next,  the  30th 
October,  1820. 

Austin  E.  Wing, 

Secretary. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjustment 
of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory  of 
Michigan,  and  for  other  purposes,"  on  Monday,  the  30th  day  of 
October,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  twenty.  Present:  His 
excellency,  Lewis  Cass,  governor ;  John  Griffin  and  James  With- 
erell,  judges. 

On  application  of  John  S.  Roby,  superintendent  of  the  Turn- 
pike Road,  through  the  ten  thousand  acres  of  land  in  the  rear  of 
Detroit — 

Ordered,  that  orders  issue  upon  the  treasurer  of  the  Detroit 
Fund  in  favor  of  John  S.  Roby  for  the  sum  of  two  hundred  and 
fifty  dollars  in  full  of  his  compensation  for  his  services  as  above. 

And  then  the  board  adjourned  until  Friday  next  at  ten  o'clock 
in  the  forenoon. 

Austin  E.  Wing, 

Secretary  to  the  Land  Board. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjustment 
of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory  of 
Michigan,  and  for  other  purposes,"  on  Friday,  the  3rd  day  of 
November,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  twenty.  Present :  His 
excellency,  Lewis  Cass,  governor ;  Augustus  B.  Woodward,  John 
Griffin  and  James  Witherell,  judges. 

No  business  was  done  and  the  board  adjourned  until  Monday, 
the  twentieth  day  of  November  inst. 

Austin  E.  Wing, 

Secretary. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjustment 
of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory  of 
Michigan,  and  for  other  purposes,"  on  Monday,  the  twentieth  day 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  147 

of  November,  1820.     Present:  His  excellency,  Lewis  Cass,  gov- 
ernor; John  Griffin  and  James  Witherell,  judges. 

Warren  Howard-"'"  presented  an  account  of  forty-one  dollars 
for  building  a  yard  at  the  gaol  41.00  in  the  County  of  Wayne  and 
furnishing  the  materials,  which  was  postponed  for  further  consid- 
eration. 

And  then  the  board  adjourned  until  tomorrow  at  ten  o'clock 
a.  m.  Austin  E.  Wing, 

Secretary. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjustment 
of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory  of 
Michigan,  and  for  other  purposes,"  on  Wednesday,  the  twenty- 
second  day  of  November,  1820.  Present:  His  excellency,  Lewis 
Cass,  governor;  John  Griffin  and  James  Witherell,  judges. 

No  business  was  done,  and  the  board  adjourned  until  tomor- 
row at  ten  o'clock  a.  m.  Austin  E.  Wing, 

Secretary. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjustment 
of  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory  of  Michi- 
gan, and  for  other  purposes,"  on  Thursday,  the  twenty-third  day 
of  November,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  twenty.  Present: 
His  excellency,  Lewis  Cass,  governor;  John  Griffin  and  James 
Witherell,  judges. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  governor  and  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  under  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjustment 
of  the  titles  of  land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory  of 
Michigan,  and  for  other  purposes,"  on  Monday,  the  oth  day  of 
February,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  twenty-one.  Present : 
His  excellency,  Lewis  Cass,  governor;  Augustus  B.  Woodward. 
John  Griffin  and  James  Witherell,  judges. 

Robert  Smart"^^  appears  before  the  board  and  acknowledges 
that  his  deed  from  the  board  for  the  lot  on  which  his  cabinet  shop 
stands  adjacent  to  Colonel  Larned's  calls  by  mistake  for  ten  feet 
fronting  on  W^oodward  Avenue  by  one  hundred  feet  on  Earned 
Street  more  than  he  is  entitled  to,  and  hereby  agrees  to  relinquish 


148        GOVERNOR  AXD  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

his  claim  thereto,  and  also  to  remove  the  said  shop  therefrom 
whenever  required  to  do  so  by  the  board. 

Warren  Howard's  account,  which  was  presented  on  the  twen- 
tieth November,  1820,  amounting  to  $41.00  was  taken  up. 

Ordered,  that  the  amount  be  referred  to  Benjamin  Wood- 
worth. *^^^  

APPENDIX. 
1.  The  foregoing  is  the  journal  kept  by  the  governor  and 
judges  of  the  Territory  of  Michigan  as  a  record  of  their  proceed- 
ings when  they  sat  as  a  board  of  commissioners  to  adjust  the 
claims  of  those  people  who  suffered  in  the  fire  of  1805,  and  to 
allot  their  donations.  The  portion  beginning  October  24,  1808, 
and  ending  with  a  letter  dated  January  26,  1816,  is  called  Book 
No.  2.  There  were,  altogether,  five  books.  The  entire  record  was 
kept  in  rough  form.  Book  No.  2  seems  to  be  the  only  one  which 
was  written  up  in  full.  Up  to  August,  1812,  they  are  all  in  the 
handwriting  of  Joseph  Watson,  who  was  the  secretary.  Book 
No.  1  was  called  "Transactions  of  the  Governor  and  Judges  of 
the  Territory  of  Michigan."  It  begins  September  6,  1806,  and 
was  kept  until  June  2,  1807.  On  June  1,  1807,  there  was  a  motion 
that  a  committee  be  appointed  to  sit  during  the  recess  of  the  com- 
missioners to  adjust  titles  and  act  on  donations.  Judge  Wood- 
ward was  the  committee  appointed.  From  June  2,  1807,  until 
October  24,  1808,  there  is  a  gap  in  the  records,  but  from  that  date 
on,  they  run  smoothly  through  September  27,  1809.  Here  the  rec- 
ords jump  from  1809  to  1815.  By  referring  to  the  "Rough  Min- 
utes" it  is  found  that  nothing  was  done  in  connection  with  the 
granting  of  lots  in  the  town  until  January  16,  1811,  when  the 
rough  minutes  again  show  transactions  of  the  board.  During  the 
war  of  1812  not  much  was  done,  but  at  the  close  of  the  war,  when 
Cass  became  governor,  the  duties  of  the  commissioners  were 
again  taken  up  and  continued  through  1836  to  the  end  of  Book 
No.  5. 

2.  "An  act  of  congress  of  the  United  States  of  America,  enti- 
tled, 'An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjustment  of  titles  of  land  in 
the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory  of  Michigan,  and  for  other 
purposes.' 

"Section  1.  Be  it  enacted  by  the  Senate  and  the  House  of  Rep- 
resentatives of  the  United  States  of  America,  in  congress  assem- 
bled, that  the  governor  and  the  judgrs  of  the  Territory  of  Michi- 


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gan  shall  be,  and  they  or  any  three  of  them  are  hereby  authorized 
to  lay  out  a  town,  including  the  whole  of  the  old  Town  of  Detroit, 
and  ten  thousand  acres  adjacent,  excepting  such  parts  as  the 
president  of  the  United  States  shall  direct  to  be  reserved  for  the 
use  of  the  military  department,  and  shall  hear,  examine  and  fmally 
adjust  all  claims  to  lots  therein,  and  give  deeds  for  the  same.  And 
to  every  person  or  the  legal  representative  or  representatives  of 
every  person,  who  not  owing  or  professing  allegiance  to  any  for- 
eign power,  and  being  above  the  age  of  seventeen  years,  did,  on 
the  eleventh  day  of  June,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  live, 
when  the  old  town  of  Detroit  was  burned,  own  or  inhabit  a  house 
in  the  same,  there  shall  be  granted  by  the  governor  and  the  j  udges 
aforesaid,  or  any  three  of  them,  and  where  they  shall  judge  most 
proper,  a  lot,  not  exceeding  the  quantity  of  five  thousand  square 
feet. 

"Section  2.  And  be  it  further  enacted,  that  the  land  remaining 
of  the  said  ten  thousand  acres,  after  satisfying  claims  provided 
for  by  the  preceding  section,  shall  be  disposed  of  by  the  governor 
and  the  judges  aforesaid,  at  their  discretion,  to  the  best  advantage, 
who  are  hereby  authorized  to  make  deeds  to  purchasers  thereof, 
and  the  proceeds  of  the  land  so  disposed  of  shall  be  applied  by  the 
governor  and  the  judges  aforesaid,  toward  building  a  court  house 
and  jail  in  the  Town  of  Detroit. 

And  the  said  governor  and  judges  are  required  to  make  a 
report  to  congress,  in  writing,  of  their  proceedings  under  this  act. 

Approved  April  21,  1806." 

3.  Gov.  William  Hull  was  born  in  Derby,  Connecticut,  June 
24,  1753,  and  died  in  Newton,  Massachusetts,  November  29,  1825. 
He  married  Sarah,  daughter  of  Abraham  Fuller,  a  distinguished 
patriot  who  lived  on  a  farm  in  Newton.  Hull  distinguished  him- 
self in  the  Revolution  and  was  appointed  governor  of  Michigan  in 
1805.  He  reached  Detroit  July  1,  1805,  about  three  weeks  after 
the  fire,  and  immediately  set  about  his  duties.  He  brought  his 
family  with  him.  His  only  son,  Abraham  Fuller  Hull,  graduated 
from  Harvard  in  law  in  1805,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  at 
Detroit,  September  18,  1805.  In  1811  he  was  appointed  captain 
of  the  Ninth  Infantry,  U.  S.  A.,  and  was  killed  at  the  battle  of 
Lundy's  Lane,  July  25,  1814,  aged  28  years.  A  daughter,  Ann 
Binney  Hull,  married  at  Detroit,  April  28,  1808,  Capt.  H.  H. 
Hickman,  whose  family  lived  in  Virginia.     Besides  these,  there 


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were  six  more  daughters.  In  180G  congress  gave  the  governor 
and  judges  power  to  act  as  a  board  to  replat  the  burned  town  and 
assign  donations  to  the  fire  sufferers,  as  well  as  adjust  titles  to 
lands  in  the  old  town.  Hull  built  for  himself  a  large  brick  house 
at  the  corner  of  Jefferson  Avenue  and  Randolph  Street,  after- 
wards known  as  the  American  House  and  used  as  a  hotel.  He 
was  in  command  at  Detroit  during  the  War  of  1812  and  surren- 
dered August  16,  in  that  year.  He  was  tried  by  court  martial, 
was  found  guilty  of  cowardice  and  sentenced  to  death.  His  sen- 
tence was  remitted  in  part,  but  he  was  dismissed  from  the  army 
in  disgrace.  He  was  author  of  a  pamphlet  giving  his  reasons  for 
surrender. 

When  the  land  board  was  first  appointed  it  consisted  of  the 
governor  and  Judges  Woodward,  Bates  and  Griffin.  The  last 
named  judge  arrived  at  Detroit  in  September,  1806.  Bates  re- 
signed late  in  the  fall  of  that  year  and  was  succeeded  by  Judge 
James  Witherell. 

Frederick  Bates  was  born  June  23,  1777.  He  was  the  son  of 
Thomas  Fleming  Bates,  of  Belmont,  Goochland  County,  Virginia. 
He  was  apprenticed  to  the  county  clerk  when  16  or  17  years  of 
age  and  studied  law  while  in  that  office.  -About  the  year  1796  he 
went  to  Detroit  in  the  Quarter  Master's  Department  of  the  Army 
of  the  Northwest  Territory.  He  engaged  in  mercantile  pursuits 
and  was  the  first  postmaster  of  Detroit,  serving  until  July  29, 
1805,  when  George  Hoffman  succeeded  him.  After  serving  a  few 
months  on  the  land  board  he  went  to  St.  Louis,  where  he  was  the 
first  recorder  of  the  board  of  land  commissioners  when  the  office 
was  created.  He  was  appointed  secretary  of  the  Territory  of 
Missouri,  May  7,  1807.,  and  several  times  performed  the  duties 
of  governor.  In  1824  he  was  elected  governor  of  the  State  of 
Missouri  and  filled  that  office  but  one  short  year,  dying  August  2, 
1825,  leaving  a  widow  and  four  children.  March  4,  1819,  he  mar- 
ried Nancy,  daughter  of  Col.  John  S.  Ball,  of  St.  Louis  County 
{See  Annals  of  St.  Louis  in  Territorial  Days,  by  Billon,  1804- 
1821,  pp.  226-277;  also  Michigan  Pioneer  Collection,  volume  8, 
pp.  563-565). 

Some  time  after  Bates'  resignation  Judge  James  Witherell 
was  appointed,  and  took  his  seat  April  3,  1808. 

James  Witherell  was  born  in  Manchester,  Massachusetts,  July 
16,  1759,  and  died  at  Detroit,  January  9,  1838.     He  won  distinc- 


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tion  in  the  Revolution ;  was  United  States  representative  from 
Vermont  to  congress,  and  then  came  to  Michigan  as  a  judge.  He 
served  as  judge  for  nearly  20  years,  and  was  then  appointed  sec- 
retary of  the  Territory.  One  of  his  daughters  was  the  wife  of 
Thomas  Palmer  and  the  mother  of  the  late  Senator  Thomas  W. 
Palmer.  One  of  his  sons,  Benjamin  F.  H.  Witherell,  was  judge 
of  the  district  and  circuit  courts. 

Judge  John  Griffin,  a  native  of  Virginia,  son  of  Cyrus  Griffin, 
last  president  of  the  Continental  congress,  was  probably  born  in 
1771).  He  was  a  judge  in  the  Territory  of  Indiana  before  the 
formation  of  Michigan  Territory  and  was  appointed  judge  in 
Michigan  Territory  in  1805.  He  left  Detroit,  February,  1824, 
and  went  to  Philadelphia,  where  he  died  about  1840.  While  in 
Detroit  he  purchased  land  at  Monroe  of  Mr.  Knaggs  and  in  1836 
and  1837  he  had  some  correspondence  with  Judge  William  Wood- 
bridge  concerning  it.  At  that  time  he  was  still  single  and  was 
living  at  49  Sanson  Street,  Philadelphia  (See  Manuscript,  volume 
130,  pp.  40,  139,  Burton  Library.)  He  was  constantly  referred  to 
as  constitutionally  inert,  wanting  in  firmness  and  decision  of  char- 
acter and  disliking  responsibility.  He  was,  however,  considered 
an  upright  judge  and  an  honest  man..  His  mother. was  Lady 
Christiana,  daughter  of  the  sixth  Earl  of  Traquair.  She  died 
about  December  1,  1807.  Judge  Griffin  had  two  brothers,  Cyrus, 
who  died  October  10,  1834,  while  a  young  man,  and  Dr.  Samuel 
Stuart  Griffin,  who  married  Sally  Lewis,  of  Gloucester.  He  also 
had  two  sisters,  Mary,  wife  of  her  cousin,  Maj.  Thomas  Griffin, 
and  Louisa,  wife  of  Col.  Hugh  Mercer,  of  Fredericksburg, 
youngest  son  of  Gen.  Hugh  Mercer  of  the  Revolution.  {See 
Virginia  Magazine  of  History,  volume  1,  pp.  255-6 ;  Pennsylvania 
Magazine  of  History  and  Biography  HI.,  pp.  317,  318). 

4.  The  secretary  of  the  territory  was  Col.  Joseph  Watson. 
He  was  a  native  of  South  Carolina  and  was  educated  in  France. 
He  came  to  Detroit  as  early  as  August  1,  1806.  He  was  deputy 
collector,  notary  public,  secretary  to  the  governor  and  judges  and 
city  register.  In  1810  he  "padded"  the  census  returns  of  IMichi- 
gan  Territory,  for  which  he  was  tried  and  found  guilty,  Septem- 
ber 30,  1811.  On  July  27,  1831 ,  he  married  Sarah  Myra  Wither- 
ell, daughter  of  Judge  James  Witherell.  On  this  occasion  he 
assumed  his  whole  name  by  which  he  was  christened,  Joseph  Val- 
entine Beaman  Watson.    He  was  made  prisoner  at  Hull's  surren- 


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der  in  1812,  but  was  parokd  and  went  to  Vermont.  He  was  one 
of  the  witnesses  at  Hull's  trial,  giving  favorable  testimony  as  to 
his  character.  During  the  war  he  was  second  lieutenant  of  the 
IDth  infantry  and  in  1813  was  in  the  paymaster's  department.  In 
181G  he  settled  in  Washington,  D.  C,  where  he  opened  up  a  mili- 
tary and  general  agency  department.  He  had  two  sons  by  his  first 
wife  Sarah;  (1)  Eugene  Winslow,  born  July  18,  1814,  who  went 
into  the  navy  in  1831  as  a  midshipman,  resigned  and  came  to 
Detroit  in  18-16,  and  upon  the  breaking  out  of  the  rebellion  again 
entered  service;  (2)  James  Bolivar,  born  January  10,  1818,  and 
baptized  into  the  Roman  Catholic  Church  at  Detroit  when  31 
years  old.  He  studied  law  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar,  but  never 
practiced,  having  a  large  landed  estate  in  Michigan  to  look  after. 
He  died  at  Detroit  in  December,  1849.  Mrs.  Sarah  Watson  died 
at  Poultn.y,  Vermont,  March  22,  1818,  while  her  husband  was 
in  Washington.  It  was  always  his  desire  to  return  to  Detroit  to 
live,  where  his  father-in-law.  Judge  Witherell,  was  caring  for  his 
two  children.  In  1820,  Joseph  married  Ann  Coddington,  whose 
sister  was  the  wife  of  Samuel  Johnson,  of  Philadelphia.  In  1824 
he  took  an  active  part  in  the  celebrations  in  honor  of  Lafayette's 
visit  to  America.  He  died  at  Plattsburg,  New  York,  October  7, 
1836,  leaving  a  curious  will,  which  was  contested  by  his  relatives. 
(Witherell  and  Palmer  papers,  Burton  Library;  Detroit  Gazette, 
1818 ;  Historical  Register  and  Dictionary  of  Army  of  U.  S.,  vol- 
ume 1 ;  Surrogate  Court  of  Nezv  York.) 

5.  Dr.  William  Brown,  born  in  Massachusetts,  December  7, 
1773,  cam?  to  Detroit  in  the  summer  or  fall  of  1798,  as  resident 
physician.  He  immediately  became  a  man  of  importance  in  the 
town,  not  only  devoting  much  of  his  time  to  his  practice,  but  also 
to  civic  aflfairs  and  business.  In  May  6,  1805,  he  was  elected  one 
of  the  trustees,  but  when  the  town  was  burned  administration  of 
affairs  was  turned  over  to  the  governor  and  judges.  He  lost 
heavily  in  the  fire.  In  1807  he  was  one  of  those  who  signed  a 
petition  asking  for  ground  upon  which  to  erect  a  Presbyterian 
church.  He  held  50  shares  of  stock  in  the  new  Bank  of  Detroit 
in  1 806  and  was  one  of  its  directors.  He  was  appointed  surgeon 
of  the  troops  at  Detroit  in  1806  and  held  that  position  at  the  time 
Hull  surrendered.  He  was  among  the  citizens  who  were  com- 
pelled by  Proctor  to  leave  the  city  in  February,  1813,  and  was  one 
of  those  who  signed  the  protest  against  the  sale  of  the  lots  on  the 


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commons,  June  8,  1811.  After  the  return  of  the  American  troops 
in  1813  he  resumed  his  medical  practice.  He  was  humane  and 
benevolent.  For  years  he  had  taken  care  of  the  Indians  in  the 
vicinity  of  Detroit  free  of  charge  and  in  1807  and  1818  at  the 
Indian  Treaties  held  by  Hull  and  Cass,  provision  was  made  for 
the  doctor  in  grants  of  land.  These  grants  were  not  allowed  by 
the  United  States  government,  and  as  late  as  1829  Cass  and  others 
were  making  efforts  in  his  behalf.  In  1818  he  was  a  stockholder 
in  the  Bank  of  Michigan.  He  was  one  of  the  early  trustees  of  the 
university,  and  a  member  of  the  legislative  council,  1823-1830. 
He  was  president  of  the  medical  society  from  1820-1825.  He 
lived  for  a  while  on  the  corner  where  the  (Russell  House)  Pont- 
chartrain  stands.  In  early  days  this  place  was  enclosed  by  a 
cedar  picket  fence.  The  house  was  small  and  painted  yellow  and 
adjoining  it  was  a  log  cabin  used  as  a  school.  Dr.  Brown,  at  a 
later  time,  lived  on  the  north  side  of  Jefferson  Avenue,  between 
Bates  and  Randolph.  He  died  June  27,  1838.  {Tombstone  Elm- 
wood  Cemetery;  Detroit  neivspapers;  Michigan  Pioneer  Collec- 
tion; Manuscripts  in  Burton  Library).  He  was  never  married, 
but  having  left  a  large  estate,  his  numerous  relatives  recorded 
their  names  in  the  probate  court  as  claimants  for  his  property. 

6.  Judge  Augustus  Brevoort  Woodward,  son  of  John  Wood- 
ward and  grandson  of  John  or  Jan  Woodward,  was  born  in  New 
York  City.  He  lived  in  Rockbridge,  Virginia,  in  1795,  and  in 
Washington,  D.  C,  for  many  years,  owning  a  considerable  part 
of  the  original  plat  of  that  place.  He  practiced  law  in  Washing- 
ton and  was  thought  to  be  so  able  a  jurist  that  in  1805,  he  was 
appointed  judge  of  the  territory  of  Michigan.  He  arrived  at 
Detroit  a  few  days  before  Governor  Hull  and  immediately  be- 
came a  man  of  importance.  He  was  responsible  for  the  present 
plan  of  the  cit}^  its  wide  streets  and  open  spaces  in  the  heart  of 
the  city.  He  was  one  of  the  stockholders  of  the  Bank  of  Detroit. 
During  the  war  of  1812  his  services  for  the  people  of  the  city  in 
their  dealings  with  the  British  were  invaluable.  He  was  eccentric 
and  made  many  enemies,  at  the  same  time  he  made  many  staunch 
friends.  In  1821  he  left  Detroit,  was  appointed  judge  of  the  ter- 
ritorial court  of  east  Florida  and  died  in  1827,  in  Tallahassee,  still 
holding  office.  He  never  married  and  his  brother  John  and  si-ster 
Maria  H.  Pease  were  his  heirs.  Woodward  at  the  time  of  his 
death  was  the  owner  of  what  is  now  known  as  Ypsilanti.     He 


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also  owned  900  acres  of  land  in  the  ten  thousand  acre  tract  on 
Woodward  Avenue.  Nearly  all  of  this  land  is  now  in  the  City 
of  Detroit.  He  proposed  to  locate  a  village  on  this  land  to  be 
called  Woodwardville,  but  the  plan  was  never  carried  out, 
although  a  complete  plat  of  it  is  in  existence.  (Sketch  of  Wood- 
ward by  C.  M.  Burton,  Michigan  Pioneer  Collection,  volume  29, 
p.  638 ;  Notes  by  C.  M.  B.,  Detroit  Free  Press,  February  28,  1909 
and  1914.) 

7.  Thomas  Smith,  a  native  of  Wales,  saw  active  service  in 
the  Revolution  on  the  British  side  under  Major  Matthews  and 
Colonel  McGregor  as  lieutenant  of  militia.  In  1779  his  name 
appeared  on  the  census  roll  of  Detroit,  where  he  set  himself  up 
as  a  merchant,  and  a  little  later  when  he  tried  being  a  tavern- 
keeper.  He  was  employed  in  surveying  and  locating  lands  for 
discharged  rangers.  In  1788  he  was  acting  deputy  surveyor, 
clerk  of  the  court  of  common  pleas  and  a  notary  public^  Under- 
standing both  French  and  English,  he  was  valuable  to  the  govern- 
ment as  an  interpreter.  About  this  time  he  was  appointed  clerk 
of  the  land  board,  but  on  account  of  quarrels  was  dismissed.  He 
assisted  in  assembling  the  Indians  who  resisted  Wayne  at  the 
Battle  of  Fallen  Timbers,  but  did  not  take  any  active  part  in  the 
troubles.  When  the  Americans  took  possession  of  Detroit  he 
chose  to  remain  a  British  subject  and  retired  to  live  on  the  river 
bank  at  Petite  Cote,  below  Sandwich.  He  subsequently  laid  claim 
to  and  obtained  title  to  a  large  tract  of  land  just  below  the  City  of 
Detroit  on  the  American  side  of  the  river.  After  the  fire  at 
Detroit  in  1805  he  was  employed  in  surveying  and  laying  out  a 
new  town  under  the  directions  of  the  governor  and  judges.  This 
plan  was  lost  and  no  copy  of  it  is  known  to  exist,  but  in  later 
years  Mr.  Smith  wrote  John  R.  Williams  that  the  original  plan  of 
Detroit  "of  1805  was  approved  by  Mr.  Jefferson,  but  was  after- 
ward rendered  impracticable  by  Judge  Woodward.  *  *  '■-'  He 
caused  streets  to  be  made  of  various  widths  which  altered  the 
proportions  of  the  diagram.  The  inside  areas  of  sections  which 
were  for  gardens  and  good  walks,  places  of  deposit  in  event  of 
fires  and  circulation  of  air;  he  caused  to  be  filled  up  with  lots 
which  proves  he  was  the  factotum  at  the  Board,  and  obliged  subse- 
quent Surveyors  to  perform  his  whimsical  schemes  notwithstand- 
ing remonstrances.  The  Plan  in  its  original  form  drew  the  atten- 
tion of  scientific  persons,  and  from  its  novelty  it  is  to  be  regretted 


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it  was  not  continued"  (Manuscript,  Volume  26,  p.  138,  Burton 
Library).  He  continued  surveying  for  both  the  Americans  and 
Canadians  for  some  years.  He  married  AngeHque  Charlotte 
Crette,  daughter  of  a  Loyalist,  by  whom  he  had  four  children: 
Thomas,  baptized  January  17,  1784,  aged  one  month;  Charles, 
baptised  July  8,  1786;  Ann,  born  April  1,  1788;  Catharine,  bap- 
tised July  25,  1790,  aged  one  month.  Ann  married  John  Mc- 
Donell,  a  citizen  of  Detroit,  and  lived  on  the  northwest  corner  of 
Shelby  and  Fort  Streets,  where  the  postoffice  now  stands.  Catha- 
rine married  Charles  Fortier  and  went  to  Amherstburg,  where 
she  died  September  9,  1812,  a  year  after  her  martiage.  On  June 
12,  1821,  Thomas  Smith  made  a  deed  to  John  McDonell  of  all 
his  lands  in  Detroit  to  be  held  in  trust  for  the  children  of  Ann 
Smith  McDonell ;  they  were  John  Smith,  Catharine  Ann,  Charles 
Stuart,  Donald  Lundy  and  Alexander  Dallas.  John  McDonell, 
Smith's  son-in-law,  after  the  war  of  1812,  attempted  to  make 
a  trip  to  Maiden.  He  was  captured  and  accused  of  deserting  the 
British,  but  was  afterwards  released.  Major  W.  H.  Puthufif  was 
McDonell's  brother-in-law.  Thomas  Smith  died  at  Sandwich, 
U.  C,  March  3,  1833,  aged  79  years.  (See  Genealogical  Scrap 
Book  1,  page  165,  Burton  Library;  Notes  by  C.  M.  B.) 

8.  George  Meldrum's  name  appears  early  in  the  records  of 
Detroit  where,  on  May  26,  1768,  he  voted  for  Philip  Dejean  as 
judge  or  justice  at  Detroit.  In  1772  he  purchased  a  lot  of  George 
Knaggs ;  at  the  time  he  was  a  trader  at  Detroit  and  Michilimack- 
inac.  In  1774  he  committed  some  offense  against  Philip  Dejean 
for  which  he  made  a  public  apology.  From  this  time  on  Mel- 
drum's name  appears  prominently  in  connection  with  affairs  at 
Detroit.  He  was  contractor  to  supply  Gov.  Patt.  Sinclair  when 
stationed  at  Michilimackinac.  In  1788  he  was  appointed  com- 
missioner, by  Lord  Dorchester,  over  the  District  of  Hesse.  In 
1796  he  declared  his  intention  of  remaining  a  British  citizen,  but 
seems  to  have  changed  his  mind  for  he  was  living  in  Detroit  in 
1817.  For  years  he  was  in  partnership  with  \\'illiam  Park  in  the 
firm  of  Meldrum  &.Park,  merchants.  At  the  time  of  the  fire  he 
was  a  heavy  loser,  as  was  also  the  firm.  He  was  one  of  the  five 
who  signed  the  address  of  welcome  upon  Hull's  arrival.  He 
willingly  relinquished  his  rights  in  the  old  town  in  order  that  the 
governor  and  judges  could  readjust  the  claims  to  lots  in  the  new 
town.     On  October  9,   1815,  when  he  was   drawn  to  serve  on 


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grand  jury  (Vidal  case)  he  was  excused,  being  too  infirm  to  act. 
He  died  April  9,  1817,  at  the  age  of  80  years.  About  1783  Mr. 
Meldrum  married  Mary  Catharine  Angelique  Chapoton,  of 
Detroit.  She  died  and  was  buried  in  the  cemetery  of  the  Church 
of  Ste.  Anne,  March  4,  1815.    Their  children  were: 

Nicholas,  born  1783,  buried,  Detroit,  February  3,  1803. 

Mary  Ann  Meldrum,  born  at  Sandwich,  U.  C,  September  2, 
1786;  married  at  Detroit  by  David  Bacon,  September  9,  1801,  to 
Dr.  William  McDowell  Scott,  who  died  from  the  effects  of  the 
war  of  1812.  She  married  Melvin  Dorr  as  her  second  husband. 
She  was  buried  from  Ste.  Anne's  Church,  Detroit,  August  1,  1825. 

John  Meldrum^  born  about  1788;  married  by  civil  magistrate 
in  1814  to  Sarah  Lytle.  He  died  about  1825.  Sarah  was  buried 
from  Ste.  Anne's  Church,  Detroit,  March  16,  1839. 

James  Meldrum,  born  Detroit,  1792;  married  at  Ste.  Anne's, 
Detroit,  February  20,  1821,  Eleanor  Boyer.  He  was  buried  at 
Anchorville,  March  27,  1860. 

William  Meldrum,  born  Detroit,  1794 ;  baptised  February  22, 
1817,  and  married  February  26,  1816,  to  Genevieve  Rivard,  of 
Detroit.    He  died  1864  and  she  died  August  28,  the  same  year. 

Mary  Angelica  Meldrum,  born  and  died,  1795. 

Felicity  Meldrum,  born  September  6,  1798,  was  buried  No- 
vember 12,  1804. 

David  Meldrum,  born  1800 ;  married  October  4,  1824,  Julia 
Saucier,  born  Detroit  October  11,  1805. 

Mary  Geneveva  Meldrum,  born  Detroit,  September  7,  1802; 
married  Abraham  Wendell,  who  was  born  1791.  She  died  1845. 
She  was  also  called  Maria  Ann  Jane. 

Robert  Meldrum,  born  Detroit,  1804;  married  Mary  Ann 
Moras. 

George  Meldrum  owned  what  is  known  as  the  Meldrum  farm, 
private  claim  18,  and  other  valuable  lands.  In  August,  1806,  an 
inventory  was  made  of  his  property  in  the  old  town.  He  owned 
a  lot  on  St.  Joseph  Street  48  by  57  feet  bounded  by  the  old  Court 
House,  east  northeast  side,  and  the  Widow  Provincal  on  the  west 
southwest.  Another  lot  in  front  of  the  Detroit  Commons  73 
feet  wide  was  bounded  in  the  front  by  the  river,  on  the  rear  by 
the  public  highway  along  the  commons,  on  the  northeast  by  Henry 
Berthelet  and  southwest  by  the  shipyard.  On  this  was  a  dwelling 
house  and  a  store  house  which  escaped  the  fire  and  at  the  time 


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of  the  inventory  was  being  occupied  as  a  church.  Rev.  Gabriel 
Richard  made  some  inquiries  about  buying  it  for  the  use  of  the 
CathoHc  Church  but  did  not  consummate  the  deal.  A  third  lot 
on  St.  Louis  Street  45  by  63  feet  was  bounded  west  southwest 
by  William  Robison's  [Robertson]  lot,  east  northeast  by  the 
street  leading  to  the  Merchants'  Wharf,  and  a  fourth  lot  fronted 
on  the  Detroit  River  at  the  corner  of  the  street  running  down  to 
the  Merchants'  Wharf.  Formerly  this  was  occupied  by  Capt. 
John  Pearson.  {Rev.  Christian  Denissen  Genealogies  of  Detroit 
Families,  Manuscript,  Burton  Library;  Michigan  Pioneer  Collec- 
tions; Mss.  in  Burton  Libray,  volume  829,  page  TS;  Gravestone 
Records;  Detroit  Register,  volume  A.) 

!).     Henry  Dearborn  was  Secretary  of  W^ar,  1801-1809. 

10.  See  Hull's  plan  of  Detroit  in  1809,  showing  Military 
Reserve. 

11.  Robert  Smart  was  a  jolly  Scotch  bachelor  who  came  to 
Detroit  at  an  early  date.  He  was  born  at  Kittle,  Fife  County, 
Scotland,  and  emigrated  to  the  United  States  in  1793.  At  the 
time  of  Hull's  surrender  he  was  one  of  those  who  fearlessly  pro- 
tested against  Proctor's  brutal  conduct.  He  carried  on  a  mer- 
cantile business  and  had  a  store  and  house  on  the  northeast  cor- 
ner of  Woodward  and  Jefferson.  He  died  October  28,  1839,  aged 
72  years.  His  heirs  were  a  brother  and  sister  at  Kirceldy,  Scot- 
land, and  his  nephew,  David,  in  Detroit,  who  married  Mary  Wil- 
liams, a  daughter  of  Gen.  John  R.  Williams.  (Scrap  Brooks  4 
and  5,  Burton  Library;  Elmwood  Cemetery  records.) 

12.  Robert  Fleming's  name  appears  on  the  list  of  inhabi- 
tants of  Detroit  in  1806. 

13.  Enoch  Page  was  sergeant-at-arms. 

14.  Solomon  Sibley  was  born  in  Sutton.  Massachusetts, 
October  7,  1769,  and  died  in  Detroit  April  4,  1846.  On  October 
31,  LS02,  he  married  Sarah  Whipple  Sproat,  daughter  of  Col. 
Ebcnezer  Sproat,  and  Katharine,  his  wife.  Sarah  Whipple 
Sproat  was  born  in  Providence,  Rhode  Island,  January  28,  178^, 
and  died  in  Detroit  January  22,  1851,  aged  69  years.  Mr.  Sibley 
came  to  Detroit  as  early  as  1798  with  the  intention  of  practicing 
law,  having  been  admitted  to  the  bar  in  Rhode  Island  in  1797.  In 
1799  he  was  elected  member  from  W^ayne  County  to  the  general 
assembly  of  the  Northwest  Territory.  In  1806  he  was  chairman 
of  the  board  of  trustees  of  the  town  under  the  first  city  charter 


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and  was  made  mayor.  He  served  as  auditor  of  the  Territory 
181-1-1817;  delegate  to  congress  in  1821-1828;  judge  of  supreme 
court  1823-1837.  He  was  one  of  the  trustees  and  visitors  of 
the  University  of  Michigania  in  1818.  He  Hved  on  the  northeast 
corner  of  Jefferson  Avenue  and  Randolph  Street.  He  and  his 
wife  Sarah  Whipple  Sproat  had  nine  children. 

(1)  Ebenezer  Sproat,  born  at  Marietta,  Ohio,  1803;  died  in 
Detroit  August  13,  1884. 

(2)  Catharine  Whipple,  born  February  27,  1809  ;  died  March 
24,  1880 ;  she  married  Charles  C.  Trowbridge. 

(3)  Henry  Hastings,  born  at  Detroit,  February  20,  1811; 
died  February,  1891.    He  was  first  governor  of  Wisconsin. 

(4)  Mary  C.  Sibley,  born  in  1813;  died  August  16,  1852, 
aged  39  years ;  married  Charles  S.  Adams. 

(5)  Augusta  Ann  Sibley,  born  1816;  died  March  2,  1841, 
aged  25  years ;  married  James  A.  Armstrong. 

(6)  Alexander  Hamilton,  born  October  17,  1817;  died  July 
10,  1878. 

(7)  Frederick  Baker,  born  September  23,  1824;  died  April 
8,  1907,  aged  82  years. 

(8)  Sarah  Alexandrine  Sibley,  still  living  (1915). 

(9)  Catharine  W.,  died  in  infancy. 

{Manuscript,  Sibley  papers.  Burton  Library;  Farmer's  His- 
tory of  Detroit  and  Michigan;  Sibley  Genealogy,  manuscript. 
Burton  Library.) 

15.  William  Macomb  died  April  16,  1796,  leaving  a  wife, 
Sarah  Dring  Macomb  and  several  children.  Among  them  Anne, 
Catherine,  William,  Sarah,  Jane,  David  B.,  and  Eliza,  were  minors 
at  the  time  of  the  destruction  of  Detroit  by  fire.  John  W., 
another  son,  was  of  age.  William  Macomb  was  born  in  Ireland 
in  1751  and  came  to  Detroit  with  his  father  in  1772.  His  father, 
John,  came  to  America  in  1755  or  '59,  settled  at  Albany,  New 
York,  outliving  his  son  William.  An  older  son,  Alexander,  born 
at  Belfast,  Ireland,  July  27,  1750,  came  to  America  with  his 
father.  They  were  engaged  in  trading  business  and  William 
entered  into  partnership  with  them  just  before  the  Revolution. 
Alexander  was  one  of  the  largest  land  owners  in  New  York, 
owning  "Macomb  Purchase,"  which  included  lands  in  that  state 
and  all  of  the  Thousand  Islands  on  the  American  side.  William 
became  a  large  land  owner  in  and  about  Detroit,  where  he  pos- 


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sessed  most  of  the  islands  in  the  Detroit  River  and  a  large  tract 
of  land  known  as  the  Martin  farm,  later  the  Macomb  farm,  and 
now  the  Cass  farm.  {Manuscript  Genealogy  of  Macomb  Family, 
Burton  Library.) 

16.  James  Henry,  Esq.,  was  the  son  of  William  Henry  (born 
May  19,  1729  ;  died  December  15,  1786),  and  his  wife,  Ann  Wood 
(born  January  21,  173-1,  and  died  March  8,  1798),  of  Lancaster, 
Pa.  He  was  one  of  a  family  of  thirteen  children,  six  of  whom 
died  in  infancy.  Of  the  remaining  there  were  William,  John 
Joseph  (born  November  4,  1756,  and  died  April  15,  1811),  James 
(died  December  26,  1813),  Matthew  (died  March  29,  1804), 
Abraham  (died  August  11,  1811),  Benjamin  West  (born  June 
8,  1777,  died  December  28,  1806),  and  a  sister,  Betsey.  William 
became  a  manufacturer,  John  Joseph  was  in  the-  Revolution,  and 
wrote  "Account  of  Arnold's  Campaign  Against  Quebec,"  etc.,  as 
a  result  of  his  experiences.  After  the  war  he  studied  law,  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  in  1785,  and  in  1793  was  appointed  "presi- 
dent of  the  several  courts  of  common  pleas  in  the  circuit  consist- 
ing of  the  counties  of  Chester,  Lancaster,  York  and  Dauphin. 
He  married  the  daughter  of  Col.  Stephen  Chambers,  and  upon 
his  death  left  two  sons,  Dr.  Stephen  Chambers  Henry,  of  Detroit ; 
Dr.  Julien  Henry,  of  St.  Louis,  and  six  daughters,  among  them 
Ann  Mary,  who  became  the  wife  of  Hon.  Thomas  Smith  of 
Delaware  Co.,  Pa.  Matthew  Henry  became  a  trader  and  was 
located  at  Michilimackinac,  where  he  died  March  29,  1804.  A 
cousin,  William  Henry,  was  located  here  at  the  same  time.  Abra- 
ham remained  in  Lancaster,  Pa.  Benjamin  West  was  named 
after  the  artist  whom  his  father  had  befriended  as  a  young  man. 
He  studied  art,  probably  under  Gilbert  Stuart,  and  when  West 
was  appointed  successor  to  Sir  Joshua  Reynolds  as  president  of 
the  Royal  Academy,  he  invited  his  namesake  to  visit  him  in  Lon- 
don. At  his  death  Benjamin  left  three  small  children,  James, 
Anna  Wood  and  Mary  Henry.    Little  is  known  of  the  sister. 

James,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  was  stolen  by  the  Indians 
and  brought  to  the  Detroit  River  about  1793.  In  the  fall  of  that 
year  when  the  commissioners  and  Quakers  were  sent  by  the 
United  States  Government  to  treat  with  the  British  who  still  held 
Detroit,  he  was  seen  by  the  Quakers,  who  made  a  tour  among  the 
Indians.  They  described  him  as  "a  smart  young  man,  a  prisoner 
with    the    Blind'  Chief,    near   the    mouth    of    the    River    Roosh 


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(Rouge),   twelve   miles    from   Detroit.      He    is    adopted,   which 
renders  his  case  difficult.     They  have  put  jewels  in  his  nose  and 
ears,  and  figured  him  like  an  Indian.     He  is  desirous  of  return- 
ing to  his  relatives."     {Michigan  Pioneer  Collection,  Vol.  XVII, 
page  590.)     He  was  probably  released  in  1T9(3,  for  at  that  time  he 
became  commission  agent   for  the  post.     On  August   21,   1798, 
Governor  St.  Clair  appointed  him  justice  of  the  peace   {Manu- 
script, Vol.  912,  page  103,  Burton  Library),  and  in  1800  gave 
him  control  over  the  granting  of  licenses  for  Indian  trade.     In 
1T99,  when  Sibley  was  elected  to  represent  Wayne  County  in  the' 
general  assembly  of  the  Northwest  Territory  many  of  his  votes 
were  challenged.     Among  them  was  Henry's,  and  opposite  his 
name  is  written  "Lives  at  Grosse  He.     Lately  liberated  from  the 
Indians ;  lives  on  the  estates  of  the  late   Macomb."    {Michigan 
Pioneer  Collections.  Vol.  38,  page  342.)     Henry  also  ran  a  tan- 
nery and  was   for  a  time  in   partnership  with  William  Russell 
selling  saddles,  harnesses,  calashes,  etc.     This  partnership   was 
dissolved  in  1809.     Henry  lost  heavily  in  the  fire  of  1805,  his 
property  being  inventoried  at  i2300.     He  was  one  of  the  most 
energetic  in  restoring  order  to  the  suffering  townspeople.     He 
was  one  of  the  three  men  chosen  to  handle  the  funds  collected  at 
Michilimackinac  to  aid  the  suft'erers.     He  was  president  of  the 
Detroit  Bank  in  1807.     In  1810  his  nephew,  Stephen  Chambers 
Henry,  came  to  Detroit  and  was  engaged  in  the  tannery  business 
with  his  uncle.     After  his  uncle's  death  he  carried  on  the  busi^ 
ness  for  four  years.     Henry  held  many  important  public  offices. 
He  was  judge  of  the  court  of  quarter  sessions,  1802-1804;  chair- 
man of  the  first  meeting  of  the  board  of  trustees  of  the  town  in 
1802  ;  county  commissioner  under  the  Northwest  Territory,  1804  ; 
served  many  times  on  the  grand  jury;  was  appointed  by  Hull, 
associate  judge  of  the  court  of  Huron  and  Detroit  April  15,  1807 ; 
tax  assessor  in  1807.     He  never  married  and  died  December  26, 
1812,  at  Detroit.     The  late  D.  Farrand  Henry  was  the  youngest 
son  of  his  nephew,  Dr.  Stephen  Chambers  Henry.     {See  Lan- 
caster Co  .Historical  Soc.  1896,  page  69 ;  1907,  pag&  303 ;  1912. 
page,  270;  Sibley  Manuscripts  in  Burton  Library;  Manuscript 
Vol.  108,  pages  183-184,  Burton  Library.) 

17.  John  Baldwin's  name  appears  in  the  list  of  Detroit 
inhabitants  in  1806  and  in  the  petition  of  citizens  of  Detroit.  April 
24,   1807,    for   ground    for  a    Presbyterian   church.      He   was   a 


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merchant  and  bought  goods  of  the  agent  of  Sanders  and  Ogden, 
Albany.     {Burton  Library,  Manuscripts.) 

18.  Col.  James  McCloskey,  militia  officer,  name  on  the  list  of 
residents  of  Detroit  in  1806;  appointed  superintendent  of  the  first 
University  building  in  Detroit,  the  building  site  of  which  is 
marked  by  a  bronze  tablet  on  the  structure  which  replaced  it  on 
Bates  Street,  west  side,  about  100  feet  north  of  Larned  Street. 
He  was  active  in  politics ;  in  1821,  he  was  endorsed  for  congress 
by  the  French  of  the  Rouge,  Ecorse  and  Raisin  Rivers  and  by 
Judge  Woodward.  Solomon  Sibley  won  the  election.  Mc- 
Closkey was  cashier  of  the  second  bank  to  be  chartered  in  the 
state,  the  Bank  of  Michigan,  established  in  1818.  John  R.  Wil- 
liams was  its  president.  In  1825  the  affairs  of  the  bank  were 
examined  and  McCloskey  was  found  to  be  $10,300  short  in  his 
accounts.  He  was  charged  with  embezzlement  but  the  bank 
compromised  and  accepted  »half  the  sum  lost.  He  was  early 
occupied  in  surveying,  and  in  1808  laid  out  the  road  from  Detroit 
to  the  Miami.  In  1825  he  surveyed  and  laid  out  the  road  from 
Detroit  to  Chicago.  He  was  administrator  of  the  estates  of  Otis 
Fisher  and  Louis  St.  George.  On  September  11,  1815,  he  was 
married  by  James  May,  justice  of  the  peace,  to  Susan  Godfroy, 
a  sister  of  Pierre  Godfroy,  and  daughter  of  Jacques.  Their 
daughter,  Elizabeth,  married  Senator  Isaac  P.  Christiancy,  of 
Michigan.  (Michigan  Pioneer  Collections,  Vol.  37,  page  Ao'3; 
Manuscript  in  Burton  Library;  Hall-Godfroy  Genealogy, 
page  96.) 

1!).  After  the  fire  of  1805  the  government  erected  a  stone 
building  on  the  southwest  corner  of  Randolph  and  Jeft'erson,  the 
Council  House.  Here  the  courts  were  held.  Before  this  building 
was  completed,  court  was  held  at  the  houses  of  James  May,  John 
Dodemead  and  Gabriel  Godfroy.  On  September  13,  1806,  an 
act  was  passed  to  build  an  edifice  for  the  use  of  the  supreme  court 
and  "such  other  purposes  as  may  from  time  to  time  be  directed 
by  law"  in  the  center  of  the  Circus,  and  on  November  3,  a  com- 
mittee, the  governor.  Judges  Woodward  and  Griffin,  was  ap- 
pointed to  make  arrangements.  This  would  be  at  the  intersection 
of  Woodward  and  Adams  Avenues.  Not  until  1815  was  this 
act  repealed,  and  in  the  meantime  no  building  having  been  erected, 
the  supreme  court  met  at  various  houses  and  in  the  Council 
House.     In  1823  McKinstry  and  Palmer  contracted  to  build  a 


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court  house.    This  was  finally  completed  in  1828  and  was  located 
at  the  head  of  Griswold  Street. 

Public  ofl:enders  were  kept  in  the  old  blockhouse  which  stood 
within  the  limits  of  the  newly  platted  Jefferson  Avenue,  or  Main 
Street,  where  the  Brush  farm  entered,  and  a  short  distance  east 
of  Randolph  Street.  James  May  was  the  marshal,  and  accord- 
ing to  an  agreement  drawn  up  October  5,  1805,  was  to  use  this 
building  until  the  end  of  1806  unless  sooner  relinquished  by  the 
public,  and  then  it  was  to  become  the  property  of  the  marshal  "at 
the  price  of  $250,  of  which  $175  is  considered  already  paid,  and 
the  balance  due;  if  the  public  use  the  blockhouse  for  a  jail  during 
the  year  1807  the  whole  is  considered  to  be  paid,  and  nothing  to 
be  charged  for  repairs;  if  the  public  use  the  blockhouse  any  fur- 
ther they  are  to  pay  Mr.  May  $75  a  month  and  he  is  to  charge 
nothing  for  repah's,  and  at  that  rate  for  any  fractional  part  of  a 
year."  This  building  was  used  untiUthe  surrender  of  the  city  by 
Hull  in  1812.  It  was  then  filled  with  soldiers  and  it  was  not  until 
1817  that  an  act  was  passed  to  contract  for  the  building  of  a  jail 
on  the  triangular  piece  of  ground  bounded  by  Gratiot  Avenue, 
Farrar  and  Farmer  Streets.  The  building  was  completed  early 
in  May,  1819.     (C.  M.  B.) 

20.  Donation  lots.  After  the  fire  of  1805  the  United  States 
government  authorized  the  governor  and  judges  to  give  to  every 
person  over  seventeen  years  of  age  who  was  living  in  the  town 
at  the  time  of  the  fire  and  suffered  thereby,  a  parcel  of  ground  of 
5000  square  feet.  It  was  nearly  two  years  after  the  fire  before 
the  governor  and  judges  hit  upon  a  plan  which  was  satisfactory 
to  all  concerned,  and  in  the  meantime  the  destitute  citizens  began 
building  upon  lands  which  they  hoped  to  receive  as  donations. 
This  led  to  many  complications  when  the  plan  was  finally  drawn. 
The  citizens  were  divided  into  three  classes : 

First.  Those  who  were  proprietors  of  lots  in  the  old  town 
before  the  fire. 

Second.    Tenants  or  householders. 

Third.  Inhabitants  who  were  neither  proprietors  nor  tenants. 
The  inhabitants  were  numbered  accordingly  and  drew  their  dona- 
tion lots  by  ballot,  according  to  their  classes.  (Record  of  Pro- 
ceedings of  the  Governor  and  Judges'  Original  Manuscripts.) 

21.  At  the  time  of  the  fire  Peter  Desnoyers  estimated  that 
the  losses  of  Jacques  Girardin  were  to  the  value  of  £400.     Girar- 


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din  died  at  the  age  of  36,  and  was  buried  March  26,  1806,  leaving 
a  widow  and  several  children.  His  widow  settled  his  claims  for 
herself  and  her  children.  She  was  Josette  Drouillard  and  was 
born  at  Sandwich,  U.  C,  October  23,  1773,  daughter  of  Joseph 
and  Mary  Joseph  Godfroy.  Jacques  and  Josette  were  married 
January  27,  1790.  She  survived  her  husband  by  a  few  years, 
dying  January  23,  1814.  The  family  name  was  originally  Girard. 
{Stc.  Anne  Church  Records;  C.  Denissen's  Genealogies,  manu- 
script; Michigan  Pioneer  Collection,  Vol.  1,  page  347.) 

22.  Richard  Smyth  (Smith)  came  to  Detroit  about  1800. 
bringing  with  him  his  wife,  Prudence  Brady,  and  a  son,  John,  who 
was  born  in  Lexington,  Ky.  In  1803  he  was  marshal;  in  1804, 
sherift';  in  1805,  county  treasurer,  and  appointed  coroner,  which 
office  he  refused  to  accept  because  the  duties  were  performed  by 
the  marshal.  He  served  as  justice  of  the  peace  many  times, 
beginninsT  in  1807  ;  was  one  of  the  trustees  of  the  town  in  1818, 
and  held  several  other  important  offices.  In  1805  he  had  a  tavern 
near  the  corner  of  Woodward,  west  side  and  north  of  Woodbridge 
Street,  adjacent  to  Dr.  Scott's  place.  He  kept  this  tavern  until 
some  time  in  1824,  when  it  became  the  Saginaw  Hotel  and  was 
kept  by  Jesse  Holly.  {Farmer's  History  of  Detroit  and  Michi- 
gan Vol.  1,  page  480.)  In  September,  1805,  he  was  made  lieu- 
tenant of  cavalry  at  Detroit ;  was  appointed  major  in  December, 
1811 ;  was  colonel  during  the  war  of  1812,  and  in  1826  was 
appointed  major  general  of  militia.  In  1807  he  was  also  inter- 
ested in  the  hatting  business  and  had  a  young  man,  John  Mc- 
Chesney,  apprenticed  to  him.  {Michigan  Pioneer  Collections, 
Vol.  36,  page  183.)  Three  children  are  recorded — John  Smyth, 
born  in  Lexington,  Ky.,  and  married  at  Detroit,  November  6, 
1821,  to  Josette  Godfroy,  who  was  born  in  Detroit,  December  IL, 
1803,  daughter  of  Gabriel  Godfroy  and  Theresa  Bondy.  After 
his  death  she  became  a  nun  and  Superior  of  the  Order  of  the  Im- 
maculate Heart  of  Mary  {Hall-Godfroy  Genealogy,  page  96)  ; 
Jane  Smyth,  who  married  Thomas  Lyon,  of  Michilimackinac, 
October  26,  1818,  at  Detroit  {Genealogical  Scrap  Book  III .  page 
187,  Burton's  Library)  ;  and  Martha  Smyth,  who  married  Jere- 
miah V.  R.  Ten  Eyc'k,  May  14,  1819.  The  last  years  of  his  life 
were  spent  on  Grosse  He,  where  he  died  March  9,  1836.  He  was 
buried  from  Ste.  Anne's  Church  and  the  senate  adjourned  to 
attend  the  funeral   March  11.     His   wife,  Prudence,  received  a 


164        GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

donation  lot,  No.  33,  section  7,  on  February  17,  1809.  (Diary  of 
Detroit,  Manuscript,  Burton  Library,  and  Manuscript,  Vol.  34, 
page  2d.) 

23.  The  Abbotts  were  among  the  wealthy  people  of  Detroit 
and  at  the  time  of  the  fire  lost  heavily.  Mrs.  Abbott  (Mary 
Barkle  before  her  marriage)  was  the  widow  of  James  Abbott, 
who  had  died  before  July  25,  1800.  His  will  was  dated  May  28, 
1799.  At  the  time  of  the  fire  she  had  six  children,  all  of  age  as 
follows : 

(1)  Mary,  born  1770,  married  December  10,  1789,  to  Wil- 
liam Hand,  sheriff  and  registrar  of  Essex,  Kent  and  Lambton, 
who  died  February  20,  1836,  at  Sandwich,  Ontario.  Mary  died 
December  22,  1860. 

(2)  Robert,  born  1773  (or  May,  1772),  married  July  24, 
1798,  Elizabeth  Audrain,  daughter  of  Peter  Audrain,  and  died 
at  Detroit,  1852. 

(3)  James  (Judge  Abbott),  born  1774,  married  Sarah 
Whistler,  daughter  of  Major  Whistler,  and  died  1858. 

(4)  Samuel,  born  1775,  married  Miss  St.  Croix,  of  St.  Louis, 
Mo.,  and  settled  at  Mackinac.  She  was  living  at  Green  Bay, 
Wisconsin,  in  1888. 

(5)  Frances,  born  1776,  married  Francois  Baby,  of  Windsor, 
Ontario. 

(6)  Elizabeth,  born  1777,  married  Hon.  James  Baby,  of 
Sandwich,  Ontario,  and  died  1812. 

Mrs.  Abbott  died  May  30,  1821,  at  Sandwich,  Ont.,  where  she 
was  making  her  home  with  her  daughter,  Mrs.  Hand.  Her  will 
was  probated  there  June  4,  1821.  (Memorial  des  Families  Cas- 
grain,  Baby,  Perrault,  Appendices  G ;  Records  of  Church  of  As- 
sumption, Sandwich,  Ont.;  Manuscript,  Vol.  34,  page  48,  Burton 
Library ;  Early  marriage  licenses  of  Detroit.) 

24.  Jean  Legard  put  in  a  claim  for  a  donation  lot  May  11, 
1807.  On  May  18,  1807,  the  claim  was  taken  up.  At  this  time  he 
said  that  he  was  an  American  citizen  and  had  fought  in  the 
Revolution  ;  that  he  took  the  oath  of  allegiance  to  the  United 
States  in  South  Carolina.  He  said  that  he  signed  a  paper  pro- 
fessing himself  to  be  a  British  subject  through  a  deception  prac- 
ticed upon  him,  being  told  that  his  family,  who  were  on  the  way 
from  Vermont  to  the  Territory  through  Canada,  would  not  be 
permitted  to  pass  unless  he  signed  the  paper.    He  stated  that  he 


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considered  himself  a  citizen  of  the  United  States  at  the  time  of 
the  fire,  and  that  he  was  still  desirous  of  being  such.  The  board 
decided  to  give  him  a  donation  lot.  Judge  Griffin  dissented.  (See 
Records  of  the  Governor  and  Judges,  1805-1836,  page  78.)  Le- 
gard  had  already  built  on  lot  60,  section  1,  or  lot  59,  section  1  of 
the  old  plan.  {See  Hubbard  and  O'Flynn  Abstracts.Q  He  was 
later  granted  lot  57,  section  3,  and  deed  signed  May  9,  1809. 

25.  Mrs.  Sarah  Sibley,  wife  of  Solomon  Sibley,  being  neither 
a  proprietor  nor  a  tenant,  fell  into  the  third  class  and  drew  lot 
59,  section  1,  according  to  the  said  plan  of  the  city  first  laid  out 
by  Governor  Hull  and  Judge  Woodward,  upon  their  arrival  after 
the  fire.  In  the  new  plan,  which  was  ordered  to  be  drawn  up 
September  8,  1806,  this  lot  became  66,  section  1.  (See  Hubbard 
and  O'Flynn  abstracts.) 

26.  Jean  Baptist  Burette  was  a  baker  whose  father  came  to 
Detroit  at  an  early  date.  Jean  Baptiste  was  born  in  Quebec, 
December  25,  1762,  and  married  at  Detroit  April  18,  1796,  to 
Mary  Ann  Renaud,  who  was  born  at  Detroit  January  13,  1774, 
daughter  of  Louis  Renaud  and  Mary  Ann  Casse  dit  St.  Aubin. 
She  died  and  was  buried  at  Assumption  Church,  Greinerville. 
August  11,  1859.  They  had  eight  children:  Jean  Baptiste  Du- 
rette,  born  at  Detroit  January  22,  1797 ;  Archange,  born  at 
Detroit,  August  4,  1798;  Gabriel,  born  at  Detroit,  October  26, 
1799 ;  Theresa,  born  at  Detroit,  May  7,  1801 ;  Francis  Elias,  born 
at  Detroit,  February  2,  1804;  Mary  Ann,  born  at  Detroit,  Feb- 
ruary 13,  1806  ;  Victoria,  born  February  and  baptized  March  20, 
1809 ;  Mary,  born  June  23,  and  baptized  July  3,  1811.  Jean  Bap- 
tist had  already  built  upon  lot  11,  section  4,  when  it  was  drawn  as 
Matthew  Donovan's  donation  lot.  (See  Hubbard  and  O'Flynn 
Abstracts,  page  193).  Mr.  Durette  was  one  of  those  who  signed 
the  protest  against  selling  the  commons  in  1811.  In  1812  his 
name  appears  on  the  tax  roll  for  highways  for  District  5.  (gov- 
ernor Cass  recommended  his  oldest  son,  Jean  B.,  Jr.,  to  West 
Point  in  1820.  In  1826  Jean  Baptist  was  living  in  Hamtramck, 
and  in  1836,  his  son  Gabriel  was  living  on  the  Fort  Gratiot  Road, 
iy2  miles  from  the  city.  {Denissen  Genealogy,  Manuscript  ; 
Newspapers,  1826  atid  1836,  and  Manuscript  in  Burton  Library). 

27.  Matthew  Donovan  came  to  Detroit  as  early  as  1794  and 
started  a  private  school.  Among  his  pupils  and  patrons  were  the 
Askins  and  Grants.     His  habits  became  such  that  for  a  time  he 


166        GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

lost  many  of  his  pupils.  In  1798  he  wrote  a  pathetic  letter  to 
John  Askin,  which  evidently  had  the  desired  effect,  for  in  ISO! 
he  still  had  "Alick"  Askin  as  a  pupil.  On  June  2-i,  1805,  he  owned 
two  lots  in  Detroit  with  building  materials,  stone  and  brick,  upon 
each  lot.  His  name  appeared  among  the  first  class  of  donees  and 
he  drew  his  lot  December  31,  1806.  About  this  time  he  decided 
to  change  his  residence  for  Amherstburg,  where  one  of  his  daugh- 
ters was  married  and  living.  He  made  his  will  on  July  8,  1809, 
and  died  before  July  31,  that  year.  He  left  a  wife,  Mary,  and 
several  daughters:  Catharine  Donovan  (Mrs.  Welsh  in  Ireland)  ; 
Mary  Fullerton  Donovan,  unmarried ;  Sarah  Elliott,  wife  of 
Matthew  Elliott ;  Elizabeth  Nelson,  wife  of  Jonathan  Nelson ; 
Margaret  Innes,  wife  of  Robert  Innes.  Mrs.  Matthew  Donovan, 
Matthew  Elliott  and  Robert  Innes  were  executors  of  the  will. 
(Manuscript,  Vol.  936,  pages  169,  202,  221;  Vol.  931,  page  234; 
Vol.  13,  pages  18,  19,  26,  Burton  Library;  Michigan  Pioneer  Col- 
lections; Farmers  History  of  Detroit,  etc..  Vol.  1). 

Sarah  Donovan  was  the  second  wife  of  Matthew  Elliott.  She 
died  at  Amherstburg  in  March,  1869. 

28.  At  this  point  the  river  front  has  been  reclaimed  from 
Woodbridge  Street  down.  The  Merchant's  Wharf  w'as  located 
in  the  middle  of  the  water  front  on  what  is  now  Woodbridge 
Street,  between  Griswold  Street  and  Shelby  Street. 

29.  Should  be  McCloskey.     (See  Note  18). 

30.  This  was  the  survey  of  the  park  lots.    . 

31.  Elijah  Brush  came  to  Detroit  from  Bennington,  Vermont, 
about  1798  after  graduating  from  Dartmouth  College.  He  imme- 
diately took  a  prominent  position  in  the  town,  both  in  business 
and  in  military  affairs.  He  was  admitted  to  practice  in  the 
supreme  covirt  at  its  second  session,  1805,  was  United  States 
attorney,  and  had  charge  of  many  estates.  He  rose  rapidly  in  the 
militia,  attaining  the  rank  of  colonel ;  was  treasurer  of  the  Terri- 
tory ;  appointed  November  26,  1806,  to  succeed  Bates  and  as  such 
was  treasurer  of  the  Detroit  Fund.  He  was  one  of  the  stock- 
holders in  Detroit's  first  bank.  He  signed  the  capitulation,  in 
1812,  was  paroled  soon  after  Hull's  surrender  and  went  to  Ohio. 
Returning  to  Detroit  after  Proctor's  evacuation,  he  died  in  a  few. 
months,  December  14,  1813.  By  his  marriage  to  Adelaide  Askin, 
daughter  of  John  Askin,  of  Sandwich,  he  obtained  property 
known  as  the  Brush   farm.     They   were  married   February   17, 


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1802,  and  had  four  children:  Edmund  A.,  who  married  EHzabeth 
Cass  Hunt;  Charles  R.,  who  married  Jane  C.  Forsyth;  Alfred  B., 
born  1808,  died  April  13,  1870,  unmarried;  Semantha  (Cymethia), 
born  November  31,  ]81o,  married  George  S.  Meredith,  May  23, 
183G,  died  January  IT,  1843.  (See  Michigan  Pioneer  Collections, 
Vol.  37,  pages  3G,  13-4  and  450;  Manuscript,  Vol.  11,  page  117; 
Farmer's  History  of  Detroit  and  Michigan,  Vol.  II,  page  1031). 

32.  Detroit  Fund  was  money  which  was  raised  from  the  sale 
of  lots  which  were  left  after  all  donations  were  made,  and  also 
from  the  sale  of  the  ten  thousand  acre  tract,  the  same  to  be  used 
to  build  the  court  house  and  jail.  Mr.  Brush  had  charge  of  the 
fund  during  his  lifetime.  He  w^as  succeeded  by  Robert  Abbott, 
who  served  until  January,  1830. 

33.  Henry  Hudson  was  a  scapegoat  who  spent  much  of  his 
time  languishing  in  the  old  block  house  or  the  jail.  At  the  time 
of  the  fire  he  w^as  in  the  trading  business  and  was  accused  of 
stealing  a  barrel  of  cofifee  from  Charles  Curry  and  some  silver 
plates.  He  managed  to  clear  himself  after  spending  a  few  days 
in  confinement.  In  1816  he  was  keeping  a  tavern  and  doing  some 
trading.  At  this  time  he  lived  at  Crosse  Pointe.  In  1834  he  built 
the  second  dock  in  Detroit  and  was  on  the  census  roll  in  1837. 
His  wife  was  Mary  Watson.  He  had  a  granddaughter,  I\Iary 
Jane  Terry.  (Manuscript  Volumes,  Burton  Library;  Records  of 
Supreme  Court,  1805-1815). 

34.  John  Connor  was  a  shoemaker  and  cobbler  who  lived  in 
Detroit  before  the  fire  and  reported  that  he  owned  a  lot  61x54, 
with  building  stone  on  it  and  valued  at  $193.  He  had  already 
built  upon  lot  No.  5,  section  ],  before  November  1,  1806.  It  was 
drawn  by  Louis  Lognon,  v/ho  relinquished  his  claim,  and  was 
again  drawn  as  a  donation  lot,  this  time  by  Gabriel  Richard,  who 
took  $100  in  lieu  of  the  lot.  He  served  in  many  offices,  was  con- 
stable of  the  court  of  quarter  sessions  in  1803,  appointed  marshal 
December  3,  1804,  and  again  May  6,  1805.  At  the  same  time  he 
was  appointed  clerk  of  the  market  and  police  ofificer.  In  1806  he 
was  appointed  ensign  of  the  company  of  light  infantry  in  the 
Legionary  corps  within  the  bounds  of  the  first  regiment  of  militia 
in  the  Territory  of  Michigan.  (Farmer's  History  of  Detroit  and 
Michigan;  Sibley  papers,  Burton  Library;  Hubbard  and  O'Flynn 
Abstracts,  pages  3,  3,  62). 


168        GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

35.  Mrs.  Urcelle  Cadorette,  Urcelle  Begras  dit  Flauvel,  was 
born  at  Detroit,  November  1,  1759,  and  married  Frances  Cadoret 
at  Detroit,  August  7,  1773.  He  died  and  was  buried  at  Detroit, 
September  26,  1801.  Mrs.  Cadorette  was  buried  at  Detroit,  De- 
cember 5,  1818.    She  was  the  mother  of  thirteen  children. 

36.  John  Gentle  was  born  in  Glasgow,  Scotland,  in  1762,  emi- 
grated to  Montreal,  Canada,  in  1783,  where  he  married  Martha 
Roy,  a  French  Canadian.  In  1790  they  came  to  Detroit,  where  Mr. 
Gentle  kept  a  general  store  and  sold  liquors  at  the  foot  of  Griswold 
Street.  At  the  time  of  the  fire  his  losses  were  estimated  at  £500. 
He  applied  for  a  donation  lot  and  on  September  26,  1807,  applied 
for  naturalization  papers.  His  application  to  become  a  citizen 
was  refused,  which  also  prevented  him  from  obtaining  a  donation. 
Judge  Woodward  gave  the  decision  against  Gentle  and  his  resent- 
ment is  seen  in  articles  which  he  wrote  for  the  Pittsburg  Com- 
monzi'calth  and  in  the  efforts  he  made  to  have  Woodward  and 
Hull  removed.  He  very  shortly  moved  to  Sandwich  and  took 
part  in  the  War  of  1812  and  the  rebellion  of  1837.  In  1812  he 
was  commissary  in  the  British  Militia  of  Essex,  Second  Regiment ; 
in  1823  captain  in  the  same  regiment  and  held  that  ofifice  until  his 
death.  During  the  War  of  1812  he  resided  in  Little  York 
(Toronto),  but  returned  to  Sandwich  in  1815.     He  died  at  the 

age  of  81  in  the  year  1846.  (Burton  Library,  Scrap  Book,  51, 
page  34 ;  Portfolio  G,  Notes  taken  from  conversation  with  John 
R.  Gentle  his  grandson).  His  children  were  John  Gentle,  born 
at  Detroit,  March  24,  1803,  married  November  4,  1845,  Eliza 
Faulkner;  (2)  William;  (3)  Adam;  (4)  Martha,  married  Jen- 
nings, a  Methodist  preacher  in  Toronto;  (5)  Thomas;  and  a 
sixth  child,  name  unknown. 

37.  Mrs.  Sarah  Abbott  was  Sarah  Whistler,  daughter  of  Maj. 
John  Whistler,  Fort  Dearborn,  Illinois,  and  wife  of  Judge  James 
Abbott.  They  were  married  in  November,  1804,  at  Chicago,  and 
returned  to  Detroit  on  horseback.  She  died  October  4,  1874, 
aged  eighty-eight  years.  (Scrap  Book  5,  page  45,  Burton  Lib- 
rary, an  article  written  in  Detroit  Nezvs  Tribune,  entitled  "Detroit 
in  1837";  see  note  23). 

38.  John  Connor,  city  marshal  in  1805.  Farmer  does  not 
mention  another  city  marshal  until  1817.  William  McD.  Scott 
was  United  States  marshal  from  1807  to  1810. 

39.  Elijah  Brush,  attorney  general. 


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40.  The  Detroit  Bank  was  established  by  an  act  passed  Sep- 
tember 19,  180G.  The  capital  stock  was  not  to  exceed  one  million 
of  dollars,  to  be  divided  into  ten  thousand  shares.  Subscription 
books  should  be  open  the  next  day  and  closed  in  four  days  there- 
after. The  life  of  the  bank  was  fixed  at  101  years.  The  officers 
were  to  be  a  president  and  four  directors.  The  petitioners  for  the 
incorporation  of  this  bank  were  citizens  from  eastern  states.  Wil- 
liam Flanagan,  of  Boston,  was  sent  on  to  take  charge  of  the  bank, 
to  superintend  its  organization  and  act  as  cashier.  Judge  Wood- 
ward was  its  first  president.  The  company  purchased  two  lots  on 
the  north  side  of  Jefiferson  Avenue,  west  of  Randolph  Street  and 
upon  these  lots  erected  a  small  building  and  opened  the  bank. 
Some  opposition  arose  which  quickly  reached  congress  and  a  bill 
disapproving  of  the  Bank  Act  was  reported  in  the  house  of  rep- 
resentatives where  it  passed  late  in  February,  1807.  On  Alarch 
3,  180T,  it  was  passed  in  the  senate  and  the  bank  went  out  of 
existence.     C.  M.  B. 

41.  Isaac  Jones  (see  proceedings  of  board,  January  28,  1809, 
this  volume)  was  a  merchant  and  hat  maker  in  Detroit  before  the 
fire.  His  name  appears  among  those  who  were  here  in  1806.  The 
city  was  incorporated  by  an  act  of  the  governor  and  judges  Sep- 
tember 13,  1806,  and  Isaac  Jones  was  elected  to  the  second  coun- 
cil. He  was  in  Detroit  as  late  as  1809,  at  which  time  he  con- 
tracted bills  for  dyeing  materials.  {Former's  History  of  Detroit 
and  Michigan,  Volume  1,  page  134;  Manuscripts  in  Burton  Lib- 
rary). 

42.  David  Stone  came  from  \\'alpole,  New  Hampshire.  He 
was  in  partnership  with  Shubael  Conant  &  Company  and  did  a 
good  business  until  the  surrender  of  Detroit  on  August  16,  1812 
Later  he  was  in  partnership  with  Richard  Hall  Jones  until  about 
1813,  when  Mr.  Jones  died.  His  name  appears  in  the  third 
class  of  Detroit  citizens,  showing  that  he  was  neither  a  proprietor 
nor  a  tenant  at  the  time  of  the  fire.  {See  Michigan  Pioneer  Col- 
lections, Volume  28,  page  631;  Supreme  Court  Case  No.  482; 
Detroit,  1836  to  1854,  page  209  ;  Manuscripts  in  Burton  Library). 

43.  Peter  John  Desnoyer  (Denoyer),  jeweler  by  trade,  was  a 
Frenchman  born  in  the  parish  of  St.  BaTthelmey,  August  1,  1772. 
He  came  to  America  at  the  age  of  eighteen,  expecting  to  settle 
upon  lands  which  his  father  had  purchased  for  him  from  the 
Sciota  Land  Company.     Upon   reaching  this  country  he   found 


170        GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

that  his  purchases  were  worthless.  He  went  to  Galhopolis  and 
very  soon  to  Pittsburg.  In  company  with  Michael  Dousman  he 
followed  Wayne's  army  and  arrived  in  Detroit  in  June,  1796.  In 
July  of  that  year  his  services  were  called  into  requisition  by  the 
government  as  an  armourer.  He  continued  in  this  service  until 
November,  1803,  when  he  resumed  his  business  of  silversmith, 
manufacturing  chiefly  Indian  silverware  and  trinkets,  so  highly 
valued  by  the  savages.  He  formed  a  partnership  with  J.  B. 
Piquette  and  was  burned  out  in  1805.  Mr.  Desnoyer  married  at 
Detroit,  July  30,  17f)8,  Mary  Louisa  Gobeil,  who  was  born  at 
Detroit,  August  1,  1782,  daughter  of  Jean  Francis  Gobeil  and 
Vlary  Rose  Fortier.  Desnoyer  died  at  Detroit,  June  -i,  1846,  ana 
his  wife  December  14,  1857.     Their  children  were : 

(1)  Peter,  born  April  21,  1800;  married  first,  November  5, 
1821,  Caroline  Josephine  Leib ;  second,  Ann  Hunt  Whipple,  who 
was  born  April  5,  1813. 

(2)  Mary  Louisa  Rose,  born  November  12,  1801 ;  married 
Louis  Dequindre,  November  20,  1817. 

(3)  Charles  Chrysologus,  born  December  5,  1803;  buried 
August  6,  1804. 

(4)  Emily,  born  at  Assumption.  Sandwich,  Ontario.  July  29, 
1805;  married  George  Leib;  died  at  Detroit,  May  12,  1838. 

(5)  Mary  Magdelene,  born  at  Detroit,  May  17,  1807  ;  buried 
February  23,  1808. 

(6)  Victoria,  born  at  Detroit,  February  12,  1S09  ;  married 
May  23,  1825,  Henry  Stephen  Cole;  buried  at  Detroit,  January 
13,  1863. 

(7)  Charles  Robert,  born  at  Detroit,  July  7,  1811 ;  married 
Elizabeth  Knaggs,  January  8,  1834  ;  died  August  16,  1846. 

(8)  Francis  Xavier,  born  July  29,  1813;  married  Louise 
Baird  and  went  to  Green  Bay,  Wisconsin. 

(9)  Elizabeth,  born  August  1,  1815;  married  December  29, 
1835,  to  James  A.  Van  Dyke.  He  was  buried  ]\Iay  8,  1855,  and' 
she,  July  13,  1895. 

(10)  Ann  Caroline,  born  October  19,  1818;  buried  Decem- 
ber 23,  1822. 

(11)  Josephine  Silvanie,  born  at  Detroit,  May  28,  1821; 
married  September  6,  1847,  to  Henry  Barnard. 

(12)  Mary  Antoinette,  born  at  Detroit,  August  17.  1827„ 
buried  at  Detroit,  November  20,  1834. 


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{See  Denissen's  Genealogies  Manuscript;  Palmer's  Early 
Days  in  Detroit). 

44.  Alice  Wilkinson,  wife  of  Dr.  Joseph  Wilkinson,  Jr.,  and 
daughter  of  John  Dodemead.     (See  Notes  98  and  127). 

45.  Jacob  Nado  entered  the  employ  of  James  Henry  on 
September  12,  1800,  and  gave  him  $10.00  of  his  money  to  keep 
for  him.  His  name  appears  in  the  third  class  of  citizens  entitled 
to  a  donation  lot.    {Manuscript  Ledger  No.  533,  Burton  Library)^ 

46.  Mrs.  Frerot,  Genevieve  Rancour,  wife  of  John  Francis 
Frerot,  was  born  at  Quebec,  October  10,  1741,  and  was  buried  at 
Detroit,  ]\Iay  18,  181)3.  Her  husband  was  a  tenant  in  ths  old 
Town  of  Detroit  and  drew  his  donation  lot  among  the  second 
class  citizens.  {Hubbard  and  O'Flynn  Abstracts;  Denissen's 
Genealogies). 

47.  Richard  Hall  Jones  was  a  merchant  in  Detroit.  His 
name  appears  on  an  election  roll  in  1799,  when  he  is  described  as 
having  no  property.  During  the  War  of  1812  he  was  very  active 
and  was  one  who  signed  the  protest  when  Proctor  ordered  several 
prominent  citizens  to  leave  the  city.  His  name  appears  to  have 
been  substituted  for  Ephraim  Jones  in  the  allotment  of  donations. 
He  was  in  third  class  showing  that  he  was  neither  a  proprietor 
nor  a  tenant  at  the  time  of  the  fire.  He  died  sometime  between 
June  and  December,  1813.  {Hubbard  and  O'Flynn  Abstracts; 
Michigan  Pioneer  Collections;  Manuscripts  in  Burton  Library). 

48.  Mrs.  Catharine  Lafoy,  Catharine  Bourdeau  before  her 
marriage  to  Augustin  Lafoy,  drew  her  donation  before  December 
31,  1806.  {Ste.  Anne  Church  Records;  Hubbard  and  O'Flynn 
Abstracts) . 

49.  Mrs.  Catharine  Mette  (Catharine  Peltier  before  her  mar- 
riage to  Theophilus  Mette)  had  draw^i  lot  45,  section  1,  as  her 
donation  lot.  This  was  erroneously  entered  by  the  secretary  as 
lot  45,  section  2,  which  was  a  part  of  the  military  reserve.  She 
received  this  lot  in  lieu  of  the  other  (lot  45,  section  2)  upon  with- 
drawing her  claim.  Theophilus  ]\Iette  was  in  the  second  class, 
being  a  tenant  but  not  a  proprietor  at  the  time  of  the  fire.  He 
appears  as  a  printer  on  the  title  page  of  one  of  the  large  books 
printed  on  the  press  of  Father  Gabriel  Richard  in  1812.  In  1817 
he  is  mentioned  as  a  book-binder  and  was  probably  the  first  in  the 
city  to  engage  in  that  business.  {See  note  175a;  Hubbard  and 
O'Flynn  Abstracts;  Denissen's  Genealogies). 


172        GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

50.  Pomp  was  a  negro  servant  in  the  Abbott  family.  He 
was  with  them  as  late  as  1811.  His  deed  was  made  out  to  "Pom- 
pey  Abbott." 

51.  Mrs.  Jane  Cook  claimed  this  as  her  donation,  but  it  was 
rejected  and  she  received  lot  38,  section  6,  upon  which  she  built. 
The  deed  was  executed  February  17,  1809  {Hubbard  and  O'Flynn 
Abstracts).  She  was  Jane  Thorn,  the  daughter  of  a  farmer  on 
St.  Clair  River,  before  she  became  the  wife  of  Abraham  Cook. 
The  Cooks  kept  a  boarding  house,  patronized  largely  by  army 
officers,  and  lost  everything  in  the  fire  of  1805.  {See  Sketch  of 
Abraham  Cook,  note  171). 

52.  John  Bentley  and  his  wife,  Mary,  were  both  entitled  to 
donation  lots ;  John  as  a  tenant  in  second  class,  and  Mrs.  Bentley 
in  the  third  class.  Mr.  Bentley's  lot  was  situated  just  outside  the 
old  picket  line  and  on  the  northwest  corner  of  what  is  now  the 
intersection  of  Larned  and  Griswold  Streets.  He  built  a  large  log 
cabin  on  this  lot  with  a  garden  on  the  Larned  Street  side.  Here 
he  took  his  wife  Mary  and  his  daughter  Sally,  wife  of  Thomas 
Nolan  (Knowland)  and  her  two  children.  He  applied  for  a 
license  to  keep  a  tavern  December  27,  1808.  On  May  11,  1809,  he 
sold  this  place  to  Bridget  Belcher.  His  daughter,  Mrs.  Nolan, 
was  also  entitled  to  a  donation  lot  and  had  made  application  at 
the  same  time  as  her  father,  November  3,  1806.  She  obtained  lot 
82,  section  6,  on  the  north  side  of  Bates  Street,  between  Farrar 
and  Randolph  Streets,  fronting  on  the  little  park  subsequently 
known  as  Deer  Park,  now  occupied  by  the  Metropolitan  Police 
headquarters.  Mrs.  Nolan  erected  a  dwelling  house  and  her 
parents  and  children  lived  there  for  some  time.  Mr.  Bentley  died 
about  1816.  The  children  of  Thomas  Nolan  and  Sarah  Bentley 
were  Sarah  (Sally),  who  married  John  Scott  and  became  the 
mother  of  James  Scott,  who  was  born  December  20,  1831,  and 
•died  March  5,  1910,  leaving  his  fortune  to  the  city  for  a  memorial 
fountain ;  and  Fanny,  who  married  Abraham  Noyes.  In  1831 
Mary  Bently,  wife  of  John,  purchased  a  lot  on  Franklin  Street, 
built  upon  it  and  died  there  November  1,  184:6.    C.  M.  B. 

53.  Augustin  Longdon  (Langdon,  Longan,  Langan)  was  one 
of  the  early  New  Englanders  to  come  to  Detroit.  After  the  fire 
lie  built  on  lot  51,  section  2,  the  old  plan  of  the  town  or  lot  58, 
new  plan.  Hubbard  and  O'Flynn  abstracts  say  that  this  order 
to  make  a  deed  for  lot  59  was  probably  an  error  for  58.    This  lot 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  173 

was  on  the  southwest  corner  of  Woodward  and  Congress.  It  was 
low  and  marshy  and  Longdon  had  to  fill  it  in  before  he  could  build 
upon  it.  This  he  had  done  by  April  14,  1807.  During  the  War 
of  1812  Mr.  Longdon's  house  was  struck  by  a  shell  and  the  family 
had  a  narrow  escape  {See  Leake's  History  of  Detroit,  Volume  1, 
page  102).  In  a  Detroit  paper  of  March  31,  1820,  Mr.  Abbott 
advertises  to  sell  a  lot  lately  belonging  to  Augustin  Longdon,  on 
Woodward  Avenue,  22,500  square  feet,  upon  which  were  a  small 
house,  a  stable,, a  large  garden  and  fruit  trees.  Mary  Longdon, 
the  wife  of  Augustus,  died  September  21,  1824.  He  was  one  of 
those  who,  in  1807,  signed  a  petition  requesting  a  lot  for  a  Pres- 
byterian church.  He  signed  his  name  "Augustin  Longan."  He 
was  on  the  census  roll  in  1827.  (Manuscript,  Volume  450,  page 
146,  Burton  Library;  Michigan  Pioneer  Collections,  Volume  12; 
Original  petition).  Their  children  wsre:  (1)  John  Coulter 
Langan,  born  in  Detroit,  December  S,  1801  ;  (2)  Patty,  born  in 
Detroit,  February  15,  1804,  died  the  following  30th  of  April ;  ( 3) 
Susanne,  born  in  Detroit,  May  18,  1805;  (4)  Bevelly  Tailor,  born 
in  Detroit,  May  8th,  1810;  (5)  Augustin  Harrison,  born  Detroit, 
October  5,  1813.  Beverlley  Tailor  (Taylor)  Langdon  married 
Jerusha  and  lived  in  Greenfield,  Mich.  Their  children  were:  (1) 
Sylvester  Larned  Langdon,  born  in  Greenfield,  June  9,  1830;  (2) 
Euphania  Sutton,  born  February  6,  1832;  (3)  Susanna,  born 
Greenfield,  July  1st,  1834;  (4)  William  Woodbridge,  born  at 
Greenfield,  August  27,  1836;  (5)  Margaret  Rebecca,  born  at 
Springwells,  November  9,  1839.  {From  the  Family  Bible  of 
Augustin  Langan). 

54.  Archibald  Horner  was  a  cabinet-maker  in  Detroit.  He 
was  a  heavy  loser  in  the  fire  and  was  among  the  citizens  who 
willingly  consented  to  the  redistribution  of  property  by  the  gov- 
ernor and  judges.  He  was,  however,  one  of  those  who  protested 
against  the  sale  of  the  commons  in  1811.  He  and  his  wife,  Eliza- 
beth, both  drew  donations.  Mr.  Horner  drew  lot  60,  section  2,. 
upon  which  he  had  already  built.  The  deed  was  executed  Feb- 
ruary 17,  1809,  but  not  recorded  until  1818.  Mrs.  Horner  received 
lot  52,  section  7,  as  her  donation.  Upon  relinquishment  of  his  lot 
in  the  old  town  Mr.  Horner  received  lot  9,  section  1,  in  the  new 
town.  This  deed  was  executed  April  26,  1809,  and  recorded  in 
1818.  He  also  purchased  park  lots  28  and  29.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Horner  had  two  daughters  :  Sarah,  who  married  Lewis  Davenport 


174        GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

on  June  18,  1827,  when  the  family  was  Hving  at  Brownstown, 
and  Mariah,  who  died  August  24,  1831,  aged  20  years  at  the 
home  of  her  sister,  Mrs.  Davenport.  Sarah's  daughter  Anne  E., 
married  Dr.  George  B.  Russel,  whose  son  is  George  H.  Russel 
president  of  the  Peoples'  State  Bank  of  Detroit  (in  1915).  After 
Mr.  Horner's  death  in  1812,  Mrs.  Horner  married  John  Walker, 
and  after  his  death,  Elias  Pattee,  a  Methodist  preacher.  Mrs. 
Robert  Wagstaff  was  a  half  sister  of  Sarah  Horner  Davenport. 
(Hubbord  and  O'Flynn  abstracts;  Michigan  Pioneer  Collections ; 
Sibley  Manuscripts,  Burton  Library;  Palmer's  Early  days  in 
Detroit,  page  550). 

55.  Charles  Poupard  dit  Lafleur  was  born  at  Detroit,  Sep- 
tember 22,  1755,  and  on  November  25,  1799,  married  there,  Mary 
Felicity  Campau,  daughter  of  Simon  Campau  and  Veronica  Bour- 
deau.  Poupard  was  a  heavy  loser  in  the  fire,  his  losses  being  esti- 
mated at  400  pounds.  Lot  7,  in  section  1,  was  the  subject  of  con- 
flicting claims  of  Dr.  William  Brown  and  Charles  Poupard,  but 
was  finally  deeded  to  Dr.  Brown,  and  Poupard  received  lot  96, 
section  2,  as  his  donation.  Felicity,  Mrs.  Charles  Poupard,  died 
at  Detroit,  April  17,  1804,  and  in  1808  her  mother,  widow  of 
Simon  Campau,  began  a  suit  against  Charles  Poupard  to  recover 
her  dower  rights  in  certain  property  now  in  the  limits  of  the  city, 
which  she  had  deeded  to  Poupard.  {See  Supreme  Court  Record, 
copy  in  Burton  Library,  pages  124,  183).  Charles  Poupard  and 
his  wife  had  three  children:  (1)  Charles  Francis,  born  at  Detroit, 
October  9,  1800;  (2)  Simon  Poupard,  born  at  Detroit,  April  30, 
1802,  married  January  12,  1829,  to  Genevieve  Beaubien,  who  was 
born  at  Detroit,  November  21,  1804,  daughter  of  Lambert  Beau-, 
bien  and  Genevieve  Campau;  (3)  Mary  Magdalene,  born  April 
15,  buried  April  21,  1804.  {See  Denissen's  Genealogies,  Manu- 
script). 

56.  John  Kinzie  was  the  son  of  John  Mackenzie  and  his  wife, 
Anne,  widow  of  William  Haliburton,  of  Quebec.  John  was  uni- 
versally known  by  the  name  of  Kinzie.  He  was  born  December 
23,  1763.  His  father  died  and  his  mother  married  in  1764,  Wil- 
liam Forsyth.  They  first  moved  to  New  York  and  then  in  1768 
to  Detroit.  John  Kinzie  ran  away  from  home,  learned  the  jew- 
eler's trade  and  when  quite  a  young  man  started  out  to  support 
himself.  His  family  finally  discovered  his  whereabouts  and  he 
was  taken  to  Detroit  to  live  with  his  stepfather.     He  then  turned 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  175 

his  attention  to  trading  with  the  Indians  and  estabhshed  two  trad- 
ing posts,  one  at  Sandusky  and  one  at  Maumee.  His  first  wife 
was  Margaret  McKenzie,  daughter  of  Isaac  McKenzie,  of  Vir- 
ginia. She  and  her  younger  sister,  Ehzabeth,  had  been  stolen  by 
the  Indians  in  17? 5,  when  only  10  years  old  and  were  found  by 
John  Kinzie  and  a  friend  of  his.  She  had  three  children,  James, 
William  and  Elizabeth;  when  her  father  learned  of  her  safety  he 
sought  her  out  and  she  chose  to  leave  Kinzie  and  take  her  children 
with  her.  John  Kinzie  then  made  his  home  in  his  step- father's 
family  and  prospered  in  trade.  On  March  34,  1798,  he  married 
Eleanor  Lytle  McKillij),  daughter  of  Col.  John  Lytle,  of  Penn- 
sylvania, and  widow  of  a  British  officer,  Capt.  Daniel  McKillip. 
In  October,  1803,  he  took  his  family  to  Chicago,  where  he  had  a 
trading  post  and  there  he  died  January  6,  1828.  He  had  lands  in 
the  old  town  of  Detroit,  which  in  the  readjustment  were  covered 
by  new  property.  He  made  claim  for  a  donation  and  received  lot 
57,  section  4.  The  deed  was  executed  February  17,  1809.  On 
October  28,  1822,  Judge  Woodward  moved  that  measures  be 
taken  to  recover  for  the  use  of  the  fund  the  value  of  lot  57,  sec- 
tion 4,  for  which  a  deed  heretofore  improvidently  issued  to  John 
Kenzie  as  a  donation  lot,  and  then  the  following  entry  was 
ordered  made,  "that  on  the  25th  October,  present,  John  Kinzie, 
did,  in  presence  of  the  whole  board  distinctly  admit  that  he 
acquired  no  ownership  in  lot  57,  section  4,  anterior  to  the  month 
of  December,  A.  D.  1805." 

John  Kinzie  and  Eleanor  had  the  following  children :  John 
Harris,  born  October,  180;! ;  Ellen  Marion,  born  December  20, 
1805 ;  Marie,  born  September  28,  1807 ;  Robert  Allen,  born  Feb- 
ruary 8,  1810.  Mrs.  Kinzie  had  a  daughter,  Margaret,  by  her 
first  marriage,  who  became  the  wife  of  Lieut.  L.  T.  Helm.  {See 
Life  of  John  Kinzie,  Chicago's  Pioneer  by  Eleanor  L.  K.  Gordon; 
Hubbard  and  O'Flynn  abstracts). 

57.  Mrs.  Catharine  Provincal  was  the  widow  of  Pierre  Bour- 
geat  dit  Provincal,  a  blacksmith,  of  Detroit,  who  died  and  was 
buried  October  7,  1796.  At  the  time  of  the  fire,  Mrs.  Provincal 
had  five  children  ;  only  two,  James,  born  1785,  and  Mary  Ann, 
born  1787,  were  old  enough  to  receive  donation  lots.  The  mother 
had  already  built  upon  lot  No.  49,  section  1,  in  the  old  plan,  lot  44 
in  the  new,  but  did  not  receive  this  as  her  donation.  Her  lot  be- 
fore the  fire  was  on  St.  Joseph  Street,  48  feet  front  by  57  feet 


176        GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

deep.     (Hubbard  and  O'Flynn's  abstracts;  Denissen's  genealo- 
gies). 

58.  Mrs.  Louis  Peltier  (Teresa  Catharine  Renaud)  was  born 
at  Detroit,  December  10,  1776.  She  married  Louis  Theophile 
Peltier  at  Detroit,  July  19,  1802.  He  was  the  son  of  Jean  Bap- 
tiste  Peltier  and  was  born  April  7,  1775.  They  had  thirteen  chil- 
dren, only  three  of  them  born  before  the  fire:  (1)  Teresa,  born 
April  17,  1803,  married  (first)  Charles  Stephen  Duchene,  (sec- 
ond) James  Randall;  (3)  Elizabeth,  born  April  6,  1804,  married 
Jean  Baptiste  Deshetres;  (3)  Ann,  born  May  26,  1805;  (4)  Fe- 
licity, born  June  20,  1807,  married  (first)  Joseph  Aubin,  (second) 
Joseph  Campau;  (5)  John  Mary,  born  April  20,  1809;  (6)  Mary 
Ann,  born  May  22,  1810;  (7)  Julia,  born  February  18,  1812,  was 
buried  February  6,  1814;  (8)  Archange,  born  April  18,  1813, 
married  Augustin  Chapoton ;  (9)  Louis,  born  November  19, 
1814;  (10)  Peter,  born  April  24,  1816;  (11)  Julia,  born  Decem- 
ber 19,  1817;  (12)  Justine,  born  December  24,  1819;  (13)  Fran- 
cis, born  February  19,  1821,  married  Mary  Matilda  Lauson. 

Mr.  Peltier's  name  fell  into  the  second  class,  showing  that  he 
was  only  a  tenant  in  the  town.  In  1803  he  was  keeper  of  the  com- 
mon jail  or  prison  of  the  county.  He  died  and  was  buried  April 
9,  1855.  His  wife  was  buried  December  19,  1864.  {See  Denis- 
sen's  Genealogies). 

59.  Ann  Provincal.     {See  note  57). 

60.  Antoine  Peltier,  a  cousin  of  Louis  Peltier  was  the  son  of 
James  Amable  Peltier  and  Magdelene  Levasseur,  born  at  As- 
sumption, February  13,  1774,  and  married  at  Detroit,  November 
5,  1800,  to  Monica  Delisle.  He  was  neither  a  proprietor  nor  a 
tenant  in  the  old  town.  {Denissen's  Genealogies;  Original  Manu- 
scripts). 

61.  James  Provincal,  oldest  child  of  Mrs.  Catharine  Provin- 
cal.    {See  note  57.) 

62.  Mary  Anne  Grefard,  wife  of  Michel  Monnette.  Michel 
Monnette  was  in  Detroit  as  early  as  1799,  when  he  bought  a  sup- 
ply of  beef  in  October  and  November  and  paid  for  it  by  "carting." 
He  rented  a  small  house  on  the  commons  of  John  Askin,  for 
which  he  paid  on  October  30,  1801,  one  pound  rent  for  one 
month.  On  March  27,  1806,  he  bound  out  his  son  Louis  to  Jean 
Baptist  Piquet  to  learn  the  silversmith  trade.    The  contract  was 


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revoked    in    1809.      {See   Manuscript,    Volume    100,    page    13; 
Ledgers  112,  page  37,  and  226  page  193,  Burton  Library). 

03.  Probably  Mrs.  Agnes  McLean,  wife  of  David  McLean, 
who  died  January  1,  1816,  leaving  his  widow,  Agnes,  and  the  fol- 
lowing children  :  Agnes,  who  married  Jacob  Smoke ;  ]\Iary,  who 
married  Willard  Hall;  Prudence,  the  wife  of  John  Young; 
Rachel,  the  wife  of  William  Young;  Elizabeth,  the  wife  of  John 
Murphy ;  Martha,  who  married  a  man  named  Roy  and  was  a 
widow  in  1840;  John  McLean  left  home  about  1830  and  nothing 
was  heard  of  him  afterwards  ;  Solomon  McLean.  David  AIcLean 
received  lots  61  and  62,  section  3,  after  the  fire.  A  law-suit  arose 
in  connection  with  this  property  some  years  after  his  death 
(1840).     (See  Wayne  County  Chancery  Court  File  399). 

64.  Catherine  McNifT  was  a  daughter  of  Patrick  McNiff,  who 
figured  quite  prominently  in  the  early  days  in  Detroit.  He  was 
one  of  the  first  surveyors,  and  came  to  Detroit  while  the  British 
were  still  there.  His  wife,  Catherine  McNiff,  was  born  in  1T53 
and  died  December  17,  1838.  Patrick  died  some  time  between 
1801-1804.    They  had  at  least  four  children : 

(1)  Robert,  who  lived  in  Detroit  at  the  time  of  the  fire  and 
whose  house  was  the  only  one  not  destroyed  He  was  born  1784 
and  died  April  16,  1844. 

(2)  Margaret,  who  married  Porter  Hanks,  January  7,  1807, 
Lieutenant  Hanks  was  in  command  at  Mackinac  at  the  time  of  it:, 
surrender  to  the  British  and  Indians  in  1812.  He  was  paroled 
and  came  to  Detroit,  where  he  was  tried  by  court  martial.  During 
the  trial,  August  15,  1812,  a  cannon  ball  penetrated  the  court  room 
and  killed  Hanks.  His  wife  died  December  M,  1869,  aged  83 
years  and  3  months.  For  many  years  she  lived  in  a  house  on  the 
north  side  of  JelTerson  Avenue,  between  Bates  and  Randolph. 

(3)  Eleanor  married  Lieut.  Jonathan  Eastman,  October  10^ 
1808. 

(4)  Catherine  was  born  in  1788.  She  lived  in  Detroit  at 
the  time  of  the  fire  and  received  her  donation  lot.  She  married 
Thomas  Rowland,  July  26,  1814.  They  had  one  son  Lewis  Cass 
Rowland,  who  died  December  16,  1834,  aged  8  years  and  7 
months.  Thomas  Rowland  died  August  13,  1849,  aged  65  years. 
He  came  to  Detroit  from  Pennsylvania  after  the  \\'ar  of  1812. 
Mrs.  Rowland  died  May  20,  1853,  aged  65  years.  Thomas  had  a 
sister,  Sarah  Griffin,  who  lived  in  Detroit  and  died  there  Augusl 


178        GOVERNOR  AXD  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

15,  1846,  aged  54  years.  Col.  Isaac  Rowland,  adjutant  general  of 
Michigan,  an  older  son  of  Thomas  Rowland  by  a  former  mar- 
riage, married  Catherine  Armistead  Mason,  sister  of  Gov.  S.  T. 
Mason,  September  10,  1839.  They  had  four  children :  Elizabeth 
M.  Rowland,  Catherine  M.  Rowland,  Thomas  Rowland  and  John 
Mason,  "as  baptised,  was  never  called  by  the  name  of  Rowland." 
They  were  all  minors  in  1851.  Isaac  was  born  in  1811  and  died 
June  14,  1850,  aged  39  years.    C.  M.  B. 

65.    John  Meldrum  was  son  of  George  Meldrum  and  just  old 
enough  to  receive  a  donation.      {See  Note  8.) 
Q^.     Mrs.  Nowlan.      {See  Note  52.) 

67.  Isidore  Peltier  was  an  older  brother  of  Louis  Peltier, 
born  in  Detroit,  January  13,  1773 ;  married  there  to  Sophia  Salo- 
mon on  October  8,  1798,  and  buried  in  Detroit  March  38,  1815. 
Mr.  Peltier's  name  fell  into  the  third  class,  showing  that  he  was 
neither  a  proprietor  nor  a  tenant.  {See  Denissen's  Genealogies; 
Original  Manuscript). 

68.  Cecille  and  Renette  were  sisters  and  daughters  of  Louis 
Reneau  and  Mary  Anne  Casse  dit  St.  Aubin.  Cecille  was  born 
at  Detroit,  ]\Ia^y  6,  1785,  and  married  Francis  Giffard,  November 
15^,  1808.  She  was  buried  at  Detroit  July  29,  1837.  Renette 
(Irene  or  Reine)  was  born  at  Detroit,  March  18,  1783,  married 
John  B.  Tremblay,  August  3,  1818.  She  died  of  the  cholera  and 
was  buried  at  St.  Antoine,  River  Raisin,  September  24,  1834. 
{See  Denissen's  Genealogies). 

69.  ISlrs.  Mary  Robinson  received  her  donation  and  made  her 
mark  upon  the  receipt,  but  there  is  no  deed  to  her  found  on  file. 
She  was  probably  the  same  Mary  Louise  Hubert  who  married 
John  Robinson  at  Montreal.  They  were  married  by  an  English 
minister  and  came  to  Detroit  to  live.  They  had  two  daughters, 
Victoria,  born  August  29,  1806,  and  Matilda,  born  July  1,  1808, 
both  baptized  by  the  Catholic  priest  of  Detroit.  John  Robinson 
was  classed  among  the  men  who  were  heads  of  families  but  not 
proprietors  of  land,  in  the  second  class.  He  rented  a  house  in  the 
old  town  and  was  therefore  entitled  to  a  donation  lot.  His  wife 
was  in  the  third  class.  They  probably  had  other  children  who 
were  not  baptized  in  the  Catholic  Church.  John  died  sometime  in 
the  late  '20s  and  Hugh  Robinson,  Archibald  Craig  and  Hugh  R. 
Martin  were  trustees  of  his  estate.  {Ste.  Anne  Church  Records; 
O'Flynn  and  Hubbard's  abstracts;  Original  Manuscripts) . 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  179 

70.  Mrs.  Mary  Ann  Scott,  wife  of  William  McDowell  Scott, 
daughter  of  George  Meldrum.     {See  Note  8). 

Tl.  Mrs.  Richard  Smyth;  Prudence  Brady  before  marriage. 
(See  Note  22). 

T2.  Mrs.  Maria  Thibault  (Marie  Genevieve  Deleil),  wife  of 
Joseph  Thibault. 

73.  Louis  Thibault,  Jr.,  son  of  Louis  Thibault,  who  died  and 
was  buried  November  28,  1800,  and  of  Alarie  Anne  Mainville, 
who  was  buried  July  19,  1802. 

7-1.  Joseph  Voyer,  Jr.,  was  the  son  of  Joseph  Voyer  and 
Catharine  Charier.  Joseph,  Sr.,  died  and  was  buried  August  24, 
1805,  his  wife  dying  a  few  days  before  him,  August  16,  1805.  He 
left  a  brother,  Charles  Voyer,  of  Quebec,  and  a  sister,  Marie 

Therese,  who  married Ecuyer,  devisees  in  his  last  will, 

together  with  Joseph  Voyer,  Jr.,  and  William  Smith,  of  Amherst- 
burg.  Charles  Voyer  also  had  a  son,  Joseph,  who  came  to  live 
in  Detroit  about  the  same  time.'  He  married  Catharine  Godfroy, 
August  29,  1810,  and  she  w^as  buried  November  30,  1811,  aged 
about  22  years.  Their  only  child,  Lucy,  was  buried  December  3, 
1811,  aged  10  days.  (Ste.  Anne  Church  Records,  Detroit;  Tan- 
guay;  Records  of  Governor  and  Judges,  page  111). 

75.  Mrs.  Agnes  Varnet  (this  name  appears  in  the  records 
Vernier,  Value,  Valney,  Vernet,  Varnet,  Vadney,  Vadnait  and 
Vadenai).  She  was  the  wife  of  Nicholas  Varnier.  {See  Ste. 
Anne  Church  Records;  Rough  Minutes  of  Governor  and  Judges, 
No.  2 A). 

76.  Mrs.  Catharine  Watson,  wife  of  John  Watson,  a  tailor, 
in  Detroit.  He  went  from  this  place  about  1821,  leaving  children 
behind  him.     {Michigan  Pioneer  Collections,  Vol.  8,  p.  556). 

77.  Mrs.  Elizabeth  or  Betsy  Welch,  wife  of  Thomas  Welch, 
a  blacksmith  who  came  to  Detroit  as  early  as  1799,  and  rented  a 
place  to  carry  on  his  trade  on  the  ?\Iacomb  plantation.  {Sec 
Manuscript,  Volumes  923,  page  125,  and  926,  page  179,  Burton 
Library.) 

78.  Margaret  or  Peggy  Welch  was  the  daughter  of  Thomas 
and  Elizabeth  Welch.  She  married  Benjamin  Packard.  {Hub- 
hard  and  O'Flynn  abstracts). 

79.  William  Watson  w^as  at  this  time  unmarried,  but  soon 
took  Victoria  Pearson  for  his  wife.  They  were  married  by  a 
justice  of   the   peace.       William    came    from   Lexington,    Ken- 


180        GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

tucky.  Victoria  was  the  daughter  of  John  Fearson,  who 
was  born  in  England,  November  11,  1753,  emigrated  to  Salem, 
Massachusetts,  and  came  to  Detroit  as  early  as  1793.  While  in 
Salem  he  was  captain  of  a  whaler  and  continued  to  follow  the 
occupation  of  captain  on  the  lakes.  He  died  at  Detroit  June  11, 
1835.  He  married  a  French  lady  from  Canada,  Maria  Amable 
Lajumodiere,  who  was  killed  by  lightning  while  sitting  in  front  of 
her  fireplace  August  1-1,  1820.  Captain  Fearson  had  other  daugh- 
ters besides  Victoria :  Clemence  Fearson,  who  married  Joseph 
Andre  dit  Clark ;  Felicite,  who  married  George  Johnston,  of 
Green  Bay,  Wisconsin ;  Julia,  who  married  William  Whistler, 
ensign  in  United  States  regulars,  and  son  of  Maj.  John  Whistler, 
a  brother  of  Mrs.  Sarah  Abbott.  William  and  Victoria  had  five 
children:  (1)  John,  born  January  23,  1808;  (2)  an  unnamed 
child,  buried  April  19,  1809;  (3)  William,  born  November  3, 
1811;  (4)  James,  born  September  2,  1814;  (5)  Marianna,  born 
February  11,  1817,  who  married  Cornelius  O'Flynn,  iMarch  30, 
1837,  and  was  the  mother  of  the  late  Cornelius  J.  O'Flynn.  (See 
Bench  and  Bar  of  Detroit,  by  R.  E.  Ross;  Ste.  Anne  Church  Rec- 
ords; Data  from  C.  J.  O'Flynn;  Manuscripts  in  Burton  Library). 
William  Watson  was  one  of  those  who  signed  the  protest  against 
the  conduct  of  Col.  Henry  Proctor  in  February,  1813.  In  1815 
he  served  on  the  jury  that  acquitted  A.  E.  T.  Vidal,  arrested  in 
Detroit  for  rioting.     (Michigan  Pioneer  Collection,  Volume  36). 

80.  There  were  two  Willermys  in  Detroit  at  this  time,  ]\Iau- 
rice  (Morice,  Morris)  and  Etienne.  They  were  both  in  the  list 
of  property  owners  in  Detroit  in  1806.  Etienne  was  in  Detroit  as 
early  as  1804  and  as  late  as  1820,  when  he  was  a  witness  at  a 
wedding.  He  was  one  of  the  first  to  make  application  for  a  dona- 
tion lot,  making  it  through  Gabriel  Richard  on  October  3,  1806. 
In  Hull's  report  of  those  persons  who  had  drawn  their  donations 
before  December  31,  1806,  "Morice  Willermy"  appears  to  have 
drawn  lot  55,  section  6.  When  the  plan  of  the  town  was  changed 
this  became  lot  64.  On  August  16,  1819,  Maurice  Willermy,  who 
had  in  the  meantime  made  his  home  in  Monroe  County,  petitioned 
for  his  donation  lot.  On  March  23rd,  1821,  he  made  another  ef- 
fort to  get  his  donation  lot  and  this  time  it  is  recorded  as  refused. 
(Ste.  Anne  Records;  Record  of  the  Governor  and  Judges  as  Com- 
missioners; Original  papers;  Hubbard  and  O'Flynn  Abstracts) . 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  '  181 

SI.  Mrs.  Harvey  (Sally  Wilson),  wife  of  John  Harvey  and 
sister  of  Thomas  Wilson.  She  died  after  a  long  illness  at  Jeffer- 
sonville,  Indiana,  September  19,  1822. 

82.  John  Harvey  was  born  in  Birmingham,  England,  about 
May  IT,  1751.  He  married  Mary  Penrice  in  1782  and  had  three 
daughters :  Mary  Penrice  Harvey,  christened  October  10,  1783, 
married  to  Benjamin  Pierce  and  died  1852 ;  Ann  Reynolds,  chris- 
tened in  January,  I'JSG,  married  to  William  Hart,  July  14,  1805, 
and  buried  August  18,  1863  ;  Mary  Yorke,  probably  born  in  1792, 
left  England  October  23,  1822,  to  join  her  father  in  Jefferson- 
ville,  Indiana,  and  resided  with  him  until  his  death,  December  5, 
1825.  Harvey  is  supposed  to  ha\'^  left  England  in  1792,  just 
before  his  youngest  daughter  was  born.  He  was  a  peddler  in 
New  York  City  for  a  time  and  then  came  to  Detroit  as  early  as 
1799.  In  1801  he  was  established  as  a  baker  in  the  town  of 
Detroit  and  had  a  bake  shop  located  near  the  southeast  corner  of 
Shelby  Street  and  Jefferson  Avenue  (or  Ste.  Anne  and  St.  Honore 
Street).  The  fire  of  1805  is  supposed  to  have  been  started  in  his 
bake-shop.  On  September  2-i,  1807,  he  took  the  oath  of  allegiance 
becoming  a  citizen  of  the  United  States  at  Detroit.  He  was  very 
active  in  municipal  affairs ;  served  on  the  grand  jury  several 
times.  In  September,  1809,  he  offered  a  room  in  his  house  free 
of  cost  for  the  use  of  the  court.  Sally  Wilson  appears  in  the 
records  of  the  governor  and  judges  as  the  wife  of  John  Harvey. 
She  received  a  donation  lot  as  his  wife  on  December  18,  1808, 
and  lived  with  him  until  her  death,  September  19,  1822.  In  1S09 
Harvey  and  his  wife,  Sally,  sold  part  of  their  lands  and  in  1810 
or  1811  started  for  England.  When  they  reached  New  York 
Mrs.  Harvey  refused  to  cross  the  ocean  and  they  returned  west, 
settling  at  Jeffersonville,  Indiana,  where  Harvey  hoped  that  a 
projected  canal  would  soon  build  up  a  great  city.  Here  they  were 
both  aft'ected  by  the  climate  and  later  died.  After  Mrs.  Harvey's 
death,  Maria  Yorke  Harvey  came  from  England  to  live  with  her 
father.  On  May  18,  1825,  she  married  Edwin  Reeder,  and  on 
April  18,  1828,  she  died,  leaving  no  children.  John  Harvey  had 
died  December  5,  1825,  and  Edwin  Reeder  was  appointed,  on 
July  13,  1826,  administrator  of  his  estate.  Shortly  after  Mrs. 
Reeder's  death  he  came  to  Detroit  and  lived  upon  the  Harvey 
estate  until  his  death.  The  property  later  became  the  subject  of 
the  famous  Crane-Reeder  suits.     {See  Manuscript,  Burton  Lib- 


182        GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

rary,  Volumes  96,  page  96;  934,  page  151;  954,  page  44;  956, 
pages  90  and  223;  C.  M.  Burton  in  Gateway,  April,  1910,  pages 
38  and  39  ;  also  Michigan  Reports,  Vols.  21  and  22). 

83.  Peter  Chatron  (Chatran,  Sharton)  came  to  Detroit  as 
early  as  1802,  when  he  had  some  bills  for  whiskey.  In  1803  he 
was  imprisoned  for  debt  and  begged  for  the  privileges  and  bene- 
fits allowed  debtors.  He  was  a  baker  in  1806  and  was  probably 
baking  for  John  Harvey,  as  he  frequently  ran  bills  for  him  as  late 
as  1810.  He  received  his  donation  lot  and  sold  it  to  John  R.  Wil- 
liams for  $10.00  on  April  T,  1816.  His  losses  in  the  fire  were 
inventoried  at  31  pounds.  While  Harvey  and  his  wife  were  in 
Jefifersonville,  Harvey  wrote  Solomon  Sibley  on  December  18, 
1821,  that  many  people  were  dying  of  "typhus"  ;  that  Chatron 
was  with  him  and  had  suffered  so  with  illness  that  he  would  never 
be  able  to  do  anything  more.  {Michigan  Pioneer  Collections, 
Volitnie  1,  page  347  ;  Manuscripts  in  Burton  Library;  Ste.  Anne 
Church  Records). 

84.  Mrs.  Audrain,  Margaret  Moore,  wife  of  Peter  Audrain. 
They  were  married  in  the  east,  came  to  Detroit  about  1796  and 
from  that  day  until  his  death  he  held  nearly  all  the  important 
offices  of  a  clerical  nature  in  the  town.  Peter  was  born  in  France 
in  1725  and  came  to  Pennsylvania  during  the  American  Revolu- 
tion. He  took  the  oath  to  support  the  Commonwealth  of  Penn- 
sylvania, becoming  a  citizen  of  the  United  States,  October  2, 
1781.  He  lived  for  a  time  in  Pittsburg  and  later  came  to  Detroit, 
where  he  was  appointed  prothonotary  and  judge  of  probate  and 
nearly  all  the  early  records  of  the  settlement  are  in  his  beautiful, 
clear  handwriting.  He  was  justice  of  peace,  register  of  the  land 
office,  secretary  of  Michigan  Territory  and  held  other  offices. 
Their  children  were:  James  H.,  born  in  Bucks  County,  Pennsyl- 
vania, December  29,  1781 ;  Elizabeth,  born  in  Bucks  County, 
Pennsylvania,  November  14,  1783  ;  Maria  Caroline,  born  in  Bucks 
County,  Pennsylvania,  September  24,  1785  ;  Peter  Duponce,  born 
in  Pittsburg,  November  26,  1787 ;  Margaret  A.,  born  in  Pittsburg, 
January  24,  1790;  Francois,  born  in  Pittsburg,  November  10, 
1791 ;  Fany,  born  in  Pittsburg,  July  13,  1793 ;  Peter,  born  in 
Pittsburg,  April  13,  1795  ;  St.  Clair,  born  in  Detroit,  Alay  6,  — — . 

Peter,  Sr.,  was  removed  from  office  when  94  years  old  on  ac- 
count of  incompetency  and  old  age,  in  the  year  1819.  He  died 
October  6,  1820.    His  daughter,  Margaret,  was  married  February 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  183 

J  5,  1806,  to  George  Hoffman,  who  came  here  as  postmaster  of 
Detroit,  having  been  appointed  July  29,  1805.  Another  daughter, 
Elizabeth  Frances,  on  July  24,  1T98,  married  Robert  Abbott,  son 
of  James  Abbott.  (See  Manuscript  in  Burton  Library ;  Farmer's 
History  of  Detroit  and  Michigan;  Campau  Genealogy,  Detroit 
Tribune,  August  20,  1!J05;  Gateway,  March,  1910,  page  36. 

85.    The  name  John  Anderson  appears  in  old  ledgers  in  De- 
troit as  early  as  1802,  when  he  bought  leather  at  James  Henry's 
tannery.    In  1805-6  John  Askin  mentions  two  John  Andersons  in 
his  ledgers,  one  a  trader  in  the  Maumee  region  and  the  other  a 
saddler  in  Detroit.    The  latter  is  undoubtedly  the  same  young  man 
whose  name  appears  in  the  third  class  claimants  for  a  donation 
lot  after  the  fire,  and  in  some  of  the  records  is  marked  "doubtful." 
However,  he  appears  to  have  drawn  lot  27,  old  plan,  28  new  plan, 
section  8.     A  deed  was  ordered  January  21,  1807,  and  was  filed, 
unexecuted.     Later  on,   December  19,   1808,  another   deed  was 
ordered,  but  there  is  no  record  of  this  on  file.      {Hubbard  and 
O'Flynn).    It  is  quite  likely  that  this  is  the  same  John  Anderson 
who  again  appears  in  the  records.   He  v/as  born  in  the  east  (either 
Vermont  or  Connecticut)  and  attended  the  West  Point  ?^Iilitary 
Academy    from  October  9,   1806,  to  December  9,   1S07,  having 
received  his  appointment  from  Vermont.     He  served  as  second 
lieutenant  of  artillery  in  Detroit  as  early  as  June,  1809,  as  appears 
in  an  old  account  book  of  that  year.     In  1811  he  purchased  of 
William  McDowell  Scott,  lots  52  and  54,  section  3,  the  site  of  the 
Mariners'  Church  on  Woodward  Avenue.    The  same  year  he  was 
appointed  executor  of  the  estate  of  Christopher  Tuttle.   He  served 
in  the  War  of  1812,  at  Detroit,  and  was  made  prisoner  when  Hull 
surrendered.     He  made  an  exploring  trip  into  the  northwestern 
and  western  country  soon  after,  and  in  1815-16  surveyed  Lake 
Champlain.     In  1817  he  was  engaged  in  constructing  the  military 
road  from  Detroit  to  the  Maumee  River.     In   1818  he  was   in 
Washington,  D.  C,  when  it  was  reported  that  he  had  died.     This 
was  later  denied  and  on  August  21,  1818,  he  married  Julia  Ann 
Taylor,  a  Quakeress  of  that  city.     They  returned  to  Detroit  in 
September  and   in   1819   he  surveyed   Grosse  Isle.     They   lived 
where  the  old  Mariners  Church  now  stands.     Major  Anderson 
took  an  interest  in  the  affairs  of  the  town  and  was  very  much 
liked.     In  1821  he  was  elected  vice-president  of  the  Moral  and 
Humane  Society  and  in  1823  he  bought  a  share  in  the  Library  of 


184        GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

Detroit.  In  1826  he  was  ordered  to  survey  sites  and  fortifications 
on  the  New  England  coast,  Hudson  River,  and  Taunton  and  Wey- 
mouth Canal,  Mass.  During  this  absence  from  Detroit  he  was 
breveted  lieutenant-colonel  for  faithful  service,  ten  years  in  one 
grade.  In  1833  they  again  returned  to  Detroit  and  Colonel  An- 
derson made  a  survey  of  the  shores  of  the  northwestern  lakes. 
He  died  Septeipber  14,  1834,  at  Detroit,  Mich.,  aged  59  years. 
His  widow,  Julia  Ann  Taylor  Anderson,  died  October  29,  1842, 
leaving  her  property  in  trust  for  a  church,  the  Mariners'  Church, 
at  the  death  of  her  sister  Charlotte.  Thomas  Anderson,  of  Potts- 
dam,  St.  Lawrence  County,  N.  Y.,  and  E.  Rood,  of  Detroit,  were 
among  the  heirs  of  John  Anderson.  {Detroit  Courier,  1834;  Cul- 
htm's  Biographical  Register  of  the  United  States  Military  Acad- 
emy; Historical  Register  and  Dictionary  of  the  Army,  1789-1903  ; 
Wayne  County  Probate  Files,  No.  19 ;  Original  Manuscripts  in 
the  Burton  Library). 

86.  Louis  Benjamin  drev/  lot  47  (old  plan),  46  (new  plan), 
section  6  and  the  deed  was  executed  March  18,  1809.  There  is  no 
conveyance  on  record  nor  on  file  nor  is  there  any  receipt  by 
Benjamin  on  file.  On  January  20,  1846,  Commissioner  on  claims 
recommended  issuing  of  deed  to  them.  February  1,  1846,  a  quit 
claim  deed  was  executed  to  Louis  Benjamin  and  his  legal  heirs 
and  representatives  in  trust  for  rightful  owners  of  the  lot.  (Hub- 
bard and  OFlynn  Abstracts,  page  229). 

87.  There  was  a  Jean  Baptist  Allard  who  was  on  the  Brig 
Adams  about  this  time.  On  January  22nd,  1789,  a  Jean  Baptiste 
Allair,  son  of  the  defunct  Pierre  Allair  and  Therese  Rochefort, 
married  Magdelaine  Tremble.  {Ste.  Anne  Church  Records; 
Manuscripts  in  the  Burton  Library). 

88.  Peregrin  Bantrim  (Banthan)  was  a  private  in  Captain 
Thompson's  company  at  Detroit  from  1798-1800.  He  obtained 
the  deed  to  his  donation  lot  February  ]7,  1809.  The  lot  passed 
by  purchase  into  the  hands  of  Maj.  Joseph  Farwell,  who  sold  it 
for  $5.00  (the  price  he  paid  Bantrim)  to  George  McDougall,  on 
February  13,  1812,  who  in  turn  sold  it  to  Charles  Jackson  {Manu- 
script, Volume  425,  page  13,  Burton  Library;  Ledger  282,  page 
11,  Burton  Library). 

89.  Widow  Isabella  Cloutier,  possibly  Elizabeth,  widow  of 
Rene  Cloutier,  as  the  name  Isabella  and  Elizabeth  were  confused 


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in  the  records  of  the  Cloutier  family.     {Stc.  Anne  Church  Rec- 
ords, Detroit). 

90.  Dennis  Campau  was  the  youngest  of  the  12  children  of 
James  Campau  and  Catharine  Menard.  His  sister,  Mary  Cecilia, 
born  September  11,  1764,  married  first  on  May  7,  1781,  Thomas 
Williams  and  became  the  mother  of  John  R.  Williams.  Her  sec- 
ond husband  was  James  Lauson  (Lozon),  whom  she  married 
May  1,  1790.  She  died  June  24,  1805.  Another  sister,  Catherine, 
born  June  13,  1779,  married  Louis  Vessiere  dit  Laferte  on  June 
16,  1800,  and  was  buried  October  17,  1854.  Dennis  Campau's 
brothers  were  James,  Louis,  Joseph,  Toussaint,  Nicolas  Amable 
and  Barnaby.  The  other  children  of  James  Campau  died  young. 
James  was  born  February  7,  17G6,  married  on  November  26, 
1789,  to  Susanne  Cullierie  dit  Beaubien  and  died  at  Detroit,  Octo- 
ber 5,  1838.  Louis  was  born  July  26,  1767,  married  at  Detroit, 
October  26,  1789,  to  Teresa  Moran.  About  1800  he  settled  on  the 
Clinton  River,  where  he  had  a  general  store.  He  attained  much 
prominence  in  the  locality  in  his  interest  in  public  affairs  and 
was  buried  at  Cottrellville,  Michigan,  May  13,  1835.  Joseph  was 
born  February  25,  1769,  and  married  May  18,  1808,  to  Adelaide 
DeQuindre.  His  descendants  are  among  the  Chapotons,  Campaus 
and  Palms  of  Detroit.  Joseph  died  at  Detroit,  July  26,  1863. 
Toussaint  was  born  October  28,  1771,  and  was  buried  March  3, 
1810.  He  never  married.  Nicolas  Amable  was  born  October  20, 
1773,  never  married  and  was  buried  September  23,  1811.  Barna- 
by was  born  June  12,  1775;  married  first,  May  18,  1808,  Teresa- 
Cicot ;  and  next,  February  26,  1821,  Archange  McDougall.  He 
was  the  father  of  eleven  children.  By  his  second  marriage  he 
had  Alexander  Macomb  Campau,  who  died  April  1,  1908.  Bar- 
naby died  October  8,  1845.  Dennis  Campau  was  born  October 
10,  1781;  married  Felicity  de  Joncaire  dit  Chabert  May  8,  1812, 
Avho  was  buried  February  16,  1814.  Dennis  committed  suicide 
December  17,  1818,  being  partially  deranged  at  the  time.  {See 
Denissen's  Genealogies;  Manuscript,  C.  M.  Burton). 

91.  Mrs.  Alice  Connor,  wife  of  John  Connor.  (See  Note 
No.  34). 

92.  IMrs.  Elizabeth  Curry,  wife  of  Charles  Curry,  formerly 
•wife  of  Hugh  Callahan,  married  Charles  Curry,  December  25, 
1804,  and  after  his  death,  which  occurred  before  the  fall  of  1810, 
•she  married  James  Chittenden.     In   1824  William  Woodbridge 


186        GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

wished  to  get  her  testimony  for  a  case  and  he  wrote  a  friend  that 
Mrs.  Chittenden  was  sick  and  infirm  and  living  at  the  house  of 
Capt.  James  Chittenden  on  Grosse  Isle.  (Manuscript,  Volume 
96],  page  23,  Burton  Library). 

93.  As  early  as  1790  Peter  Curry  was  a  ship  carpenter  on 
the  Detroit  River  and  in  1793  was  cutting  timber  on  land  on  the 
Rouge  River  to  build  vessels  for  Meldrum  and  Park  and  the 
Northwest  Company.  Previous  to  July  1,  1796,  he  had  made 
and  enclosed  a  small  garden  on  this  same  land  and  had  erected 
sheds  and  huts  for  the  use  of  men  working  on  the  vessels.  He 
entered  claim  for  this  land  as  private  claim  3-40  and  it  was 
granted.  On  May  23,  1810,  the  property  was  sold  to  David 
Beard.  Peter  was  captain  of  the  Schooner  Tracy  in  1806.  He 
drew  up  his  will  June  3,  1810,  witnessed  by  Richard  H.  Jones, 
John  Bently  and  Augustin  Langdon  and  died  the  same  year.  He 
left  everything  to  Catherine  Donaghey,  formerly  Catherine  Mil- 
ler. {See  Note  209  ;  American  State  Papers;  Manuscripts  in 
Burton  Library;  Records  of  the  Supreme  Court,  1805-1814; 
Wayne  County  Probate  File  70). 

94.  Presque  Cote  was  the  son  of  Presque  Cote  and  Magde- 
lene  Lafevre,  who  came  to  Detroit  in  the  summer  of  1771  and 
resided  on  St.  Joseph  Street.  Presque,  Sr.,  was  a  carpenter  by 
trade  and  died  before  the  fire.  Presque,  Jr.,  was  born  in  Detroit, 
May  21,  1772,  never  married,  and  was  buried  in  Detroit  July  17, 
1845.  His  sister,  Magdeline  Cote,  received  lot  42,  section- 6,  as  a 
donation  lot.  His  mother,  Mrs.  Magdelene  Cote,  received  as 
donation  lot  61,  section  2,  on  May  9,  1809,  and  upon  extinguish- 
ing her  claim  in  the  old  town  received  lot  101  in  section  2  on  May 
5,  1807.  She  died  and  was  buried  at  Detroit  April  6,  1815. 
Presque  Cote,  the  son,  lived  for  many  years  in  his  house  on 
Woodward  Avenue  between  Louis  Davenport's  house  and  a 
vacant  lot  on  the  northwest  corner  of  Larned. Street.  (Denisscn's 
Genealogies;  Palmer's  Early  Days  in  Detroit.)  He  bequeathed 
this  lot  to  Ste.  Anne's  Church,  which  still  owns  it. 

95.  Bazile  (Basil)  Crequi,  son  of  John  Baptiste  Crequi  and 
Magdelene  Duchene,  was  born  on  the  farm  in  Grosse  Pointe  in 
1781  and  married  at  Detroit  February  18,  l806  to  Veronique 
Renaud,  daughter  of  Louis  Renaud  and  Mary  Ann  Ca^se,  dit 
St.  Aubin.     Veronique  died  and  was  buried  at  Detroit  May  23, 


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1823,  and  Bazile  married  February  12,  1827,  Cecilia  Greffard, 
widow  of  Ambrose  Tremblay.  (Denissen's  Genealogies.) 

96.  Elizabeth  Cooper,  formerly  Elizabeth  Crown,  wife  of 
Alexander  Cooper,  was  the  mother  of  David  Cooper.  David  was 
born  in  Montreal,  Canada,  November  25,  1789.  His  father  died 
when  he  was  a  young  boy,  and  he  and  his  mother  came  to  Detroit 
in  1799.  He  was  bound  out  to  James  Henry  until  he  became  of 
age  and  his  mother  went  to  Michilimackinac,  where  she  married 
a  second  time.  David  married  Lovicy  Alack,  daughter  of  Col. 
Stephen  Mack,  in  1820,  and  had  five  children,  one  of  them  being 
the  Rev.  David  M.  Cooper,  of  Detroit.  David  Cooper  died  in 
Detroit,  a  very  wealthy  man,  July  27,  1876.  He  was  buried  in 
Elmwood  Cemetery.     (C  M.  B.) 

97.  Joseph  Cote  was  buried  March  13,  1834,  aged  about  58 
years.  This  date  exactly  corresponds  with  the  death  of  one 
Antoine  Cote  given  in  Denissen's  Genealogies,  who  was  born  on 
January  19,  1776.  It  is  quite  possible  that  Joseph  was  christened 
Antoine.  Instances  of  this  kind  are  continually  coming  to  light 
among  the  old  French  families  of  Detroit.  Joseph  was  confirmed 
by  the  Bishop  of  Quebec  in  Ste.  Anne's  church,  Detroit,  July  2, 
1801,  when  24  years  old.  His  sister  Madeleine  was  confirmed 
a  few  days  earlier,  aged  26  years.  On  August  16,  1801,  Joseph 
was  appointed  on  a  committee  to  build  the  new  Church  of  Ste. 
Anne.  {See  Ste.  Anne  Church  Records,  Denissen's  Genealogies, 
Manuscripts.) 

98.  Jane  Dodemead  was  a  thrifty,  energetic  woman.  Her 
husband,  John  Dodemead,  is  supposed  to  have  come  to  Detroit 
either  with  Robert  Rogers  or  very  soon  after  the  British  took  pos- 
session.   He  was  married  to  Jane at  Detroit,  December  1 . 

1780.    Their  children  were: 

(1)  Alice,  born  August  22,  1783;  died  in  1850.  She  became 
the  wife  of  Dr.  Joseph  Wilkinson,  Jr.,  and  was  living  at  Fort 
Edward,  III,  in  1835.     (See  notes  44  and  127.) 

(2)  James,  born  March  27,  1785;  died  in  1818. 

(3)  Elizabeth,  born  June  10,  1787;  married  Charles  Jouett 
(government  Indian  agent.)  She  died  in  1809,  leaving  a  daugh- 
ter, Jane  H.,  who  married  Samuel  Nothingham  Sept.  4,  1823,  and 
died  in  Christian  County,  Ky.,  in  1839.  Mr.  Jouett  was  the  first 
Indian  agent  in  Chicago.  In  1812  he  was  appointed  judge  of 
Mercer  County,  Kentucky.     In  1815  he  returned  to  Chicago  as 


188        GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

Indian  agent  and  remained  there  until  1818,  when  he  resigned  and 
accepted  the  appointment  of  judge  of  the  United  States  courts  for 
Arkansas.    He  died  in  1834. 

(4)  Ann  was  born  January  5,  1789,  and  died  1850.  On  Jan- 
uary 25,  1807,  she  married  Capt.  Samuel  Dyson,  United  States 
Army,  commanding  the  garrison  at  Detroit.  During  the  war  of 
1812,  Captain  Dyson  was  in  command  of  Fort  Washington,  Dis- 
trict of  Columbia,  and  through  a  mistake  in  instructions  aban- 
doned his  fort  and  permitted  the  English  to  take  the  City  of  Wash- 
ington. He  was  tried  by  court  martial  and  dismissed  from  the 
army  November  17,  1814.  He  returned  to  live  in  Detroit,  where 
he  died,  leaving  his  widow  and  two  children,  Samuel  T.  Dyson 
and  Jane  Dyson,  in  later  years  lovingly  called  "Aunt  Jane  Dyson." 
After  Captain  Dyson's  death  Ann  married  Charles  Jackson  and 
had  one  daughter,  Ann,  who  married,  first,  Leonard  Watkins, 
and  second,  Jonathan  Thompson. 

(5)  John  George,  or  John,  Jr.,  was  born  July  10,  1791,  and 
died,  unmarried,  in  1813. 

(6)  Isaac  was  born  July  8,  1793,  and  died,  unmarried,  in 
1818. 

(7)  Mary,  born  March  29,  1796,  went  to  live  with  her  sister, 
Catherine  Varnum,  in  Chicago,  where  she  died  in  the  spring 
of  1820. 

(8)  David  was  born  May  25,  1798,  and  died  in  1836. 

(9)  Catharine  was  born  April  6,  1800,  and  when  19  years  old, 
on  August  8,  1819,  was  married  to  Jacob  B.  Varnum,  factor  in 
the  Indian  Department  at  Chicago.  In  1833,  they  were  living  in 
Petersburg,  Virginia.  {Maimscript,  Vol.  425,  page  6,  Burton 
Library.) 

(10)  Robert  was  born  April  18,  1803,  and  died  in  1828. 
John  Dodemead,  Sr.,  was  extensively  engaged  in  a  mercantile 

business  and  at  the  time  of  the  fire  was  one  of  the  wealthiest 
citizens  of  the  town.  He  lost  everything  in  the  destruction  of 
the  town  and  never  seemed  to  recover  from  the  shock.  He  was 
one  of  a  committee  of  citizens  who  were  requested  by  the  gov- 
ernor and  judges  to  draw  up  a  classified  list  of  the  citizens  of 
Detroit  which  would  satisfy  both  the  people  and  the  government 
in  distributing  the  donation  lots.  This  list  was  handed  in  October 
18,  1806.  After  the  fire  he  built  a  large  hotel  or  boarding  house 
on  Jefferson  Avenue,  where  Shelby  Street  cuts  through.     It  was 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  189' 

a  favorite  resort  of  the  soldiers,  and  court  was  frequently  held 
there.  After  Mr.  Dodemead's  death  in  1812  his  wife  continued 
to  run  the  house.  There  is  a  tradition  in  the  family  that  when 
Hull  sought  to  surrender  Detroit  he  snatched  a  table  cloth  from 
Jane  Dodemead's  table  to  use  as  a  flag  of  truce.  Mrs.  Dodemead 
died  August  15,  1822,  in  the  sixty-fourth  year  of  her  age.  {De- 
troit Gazette,  August  16  ,1822.)  John  Dodemead  was  very 
active  in  the  affairs  of  the  town,  was  coroner  from  1T9T-1801  ; 
trustee  of  the  town  when  Detroit  was  incorporated  in  1802  ;  judge 
of  the  Court  of  General  Quarter  Sessions  in  May,  1803  and  180-1; 
inspector  of  customs  at  Detroit  in  1802,  and  in  1804  had  charge 
of  enforcing  the  ordinance  for  protecting  the  city  from  disorder 
and  fire.  {Original  Manuscripts  Burton  Library,  Vol.  425  ;  Scrap 
Books  4  and  5,  Burton  Library.) 

99.  Mrs.  Dyson,  Ann  Dodemead,  wife  of  Capt.  Samuel 
Dyson.     {See  Note  98.) 

100.  There  was  a  Durocher,  volunteer  soldier,  in  Detroit  who 
rented  a  small  house  of  Todd  and  McGill  in  1800  and  later  of 
Askin.  He  may  have  been  the  Michel  Durocher  who  drew  this 
donation  lot.  The  deed  was  e^:ecuted  February  17,  1809,  and 
recorded  February  12,  1810.  On  March  8,  1811,  he  sold  his  lot  to 
Joseph  Cote  for  $10.00.  {Burton  Library  Ledgers  213,  page  2TT  ; 
and  226,  page  149;  City  Records.) 

101.  Donovan.     {See  Note  27.) 

102.  Victoria  Fearson.  {See  Note  on  IVilliam  Watson, 
No.  79.) 

103.  Charles  Guoin,  jr.,  son  of  Charles  Francis  Gouin  and 
Susanne  Boyer,  was  born  at  Detroit  July  17,  1787,  and  was 
buried  July  31,  1835.  His  father  was  a  small  boy  during  Pon- 
tiac's  siege  of  Detroit  and  gave  an  account  of  it  which  is  pub- 
lished in  the  Michigan  Pioneer  Collections,  Vol.  8,  pages  3-14-351. 
The  Gouins  were  among  the  early  settlers  of  Detroit.  The 
grandfather  of  Charles,  jr.,  Claude  John  Thomas  Gouin  was  born 
at  Ste.  Anne  de  la  Perade  June  6,  1710,  and  married  at  Detroit 
June  13,  1742,  Mary  Josephine  Cuillerier  dit  Beaubien.  The 
Gouin  farm  is  private  claim  12  and  lies  east  of  Woodward  Ave- 
nue betw^een  Russell  and  Riopelle.  It  was  claimed  by  Charles, 
sr..  Charles,  Jr.  was  living  in  the  town  at  the  time  of  the 
fire  and  therefore  claimed  a  lot  in  tlie  third  class.  {American 
State  Papers,  Land  Claims;  Denissen's  Genealogies.) 


190        GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

104.  Robert  Glass  came  originally  from  River  Raisin  and,  at 
the  time  he  was  in  Detroit,  was  not  married.  He  returned  to 
River  Raisin,  where  he  was  married  April  11,  1810,  by  Israel 
Ruland,  justice  of  the  peace,  to  Lucinda  Tibetts.  During  the 
war  of  1812  they  were  driven  from  their  home.  Robert  enlisted 
in  the  United  States  service  for  18  months  and  Lucinda  went  to 
Wayne  County,  Ohio,  where  she  resided  in  her  brother-in-law's 
family.  They  again  went  to  housekeeping  but  this  time  in  Clinton 
County,  Ohio,  and  remained  there  until  Robert's  death  in  Decem- 
ber, 1815.  He  left  a  widow  and  one  daughter  in  her  fifth  year. 
In  August,  1819,  Lucinda  married  Daniel  Corliss  in  New  York 
City.  She  made  no  effort  to  claim  Glass's  property  in  Detroit 
until  January  23,  1826,  when  she  petitioned  for  his  donation  lot 
or  its  equivalent.  Henry  S.  Cole  applied  as  trustee  and  obtained 
lot  67,  section  8.  {Original  affidavit  in  City  Hall,  Detroit;  Hub- 
bard and  O'Flynn  Abstracts;  Manuscripts  Burton  Library,  Vol. 
930,  page  163;  sec  note  164a.) 

105.  Angelique  Godfrey  was  a  daughter  of  Gabriel  Jacques 
Godfroy  and  his  wife,  Marie  Catherine  Couture.  She  was  born 
October  12,  1781,  married  February  9,  1807,  to  Francis  Lacelle, 
and  was  buried  at  Detroit  June  1,  1808,  which  makes  it  unlikely 
that  she  received  a  deed  in  her  maiden  name  at  the  time  this 
deed  was  ordered,  December  1,  1808.  In  one  of  the  original 
reports  giving  the  list  of  donations  confirmed  and  deeds  ordered, 
the  name  appears  "Archange  Godfroy."  It  is  more  probable  that 
it  was  Archange  who  received  the  lot.  She  was  a  younger  sister 
of  Angelique,  born  on  March  14,  1786,  and  married  March  1, 
1810,  to  Joseph  Bondy.  She  probably  lived  in  Detroit  until  1816 
as  her  husband  was  buried  there  November  11  of  that  year.  She 
died  and  was  buried  at  St.  Antoine,  River  Raisin,  May  1,  1823. 
(See  Denissen's  Genealogies. ^ 

106.  This  name  is  found  in  the  records  Gobe,  Gobeil,  Go- 
beille,  Gobeye,  Gobey.  John  Francis,  called  Francis  Gobeil,  was 
born  at  Montreal  in  1736,  marri'ed  before  October  23,  1773, 
Mary  Rose  Fortier,  who  was  also  born  at  Montreal,  in  1740.  He 
was  in  Detroit  as  early  as  April  23,  1772,  accompanied  by  his 
brother  Joseph.  Francis  and  his  wife  lived  in  the  old  town  of 
Detroit,  part  of  the  time  on  St.  Joseph  Street  and  later  on  St. 
Louis  Street.  Francis  was  buried  in  Detroit  March  17,  1818, 
.and  his  wife  May  7,  1819.    Their  children  were: 


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(1)  Mary  Rose,  born  September  24,  and  buried  October  5, 
1775. 

(2)  Dominic,  born  June  27  and  buried  June  31,  1776. 

(3)  Mary  Frances,  born  June  20  and  buried  June  2S,  1777. 

(-4)  Francis  Xavier,  born  November  29,  1778,  married  Au- 
gust 1,  1818,  Mary  Louise  Gagnier,  who  was  born  at  Detroit  May 
6,  1782,  widow  of  Gregory  Belanger,  daughter  of  Isaac  Gagnier 
and  ^lary  Louisa  Valle.     Francis  died  before  1827. 

(5)  John  Baptiste,  born  December  19,  1779,  was  buried  there 
October  3,  1848. 

(6)  Charles,  born  at  Detroit  July  23,  1781,  married  before 
civil  magistrate,  Richard  Smyth,  February  15,  1810,  Sarah  La- 
gore,  born  at  Montreal  in  1796,  daughter  of  John  Lagore  and 
Mary  Robert.  This  marriage  was  ratified  at  Detroit  April  24, 
1815.  Charles  died  before  1821  and  his  wife  was  buried  at 
Detroit,  January  23,  1840. 

(7)  Mary  Louise  was  born  at  Detroit  August  1,  1782,  mar- 
ried there  July  30,  1796,  Peter  John  Desnoyers.  {See  Note  43.) 
Mary  Louise  was  buried  December  14,  1857. 

(8)  Magdelene  Gobeil  born  at  Detroit  November  2,  1786, 
was  buried  there  September  24,  1808.  {See  Denissen's  Gene- 
alogies.) 

107.  Mrs.  Rachel  Hatch  drew  lot  44,  section  6,  old  plan,  as 
her  donation.  In  the  new  plan  this  was  lot  43.  The  lot  was 
sold  to  John  Harvey.  She  was  the  wife  of  Roswell  (Roswold) 
Hatch. 

107a.  Miss  and  Mrs.  Hall  were  mulattos.  {See  Hull's  orig- 
inal report.) 

108.  Jean  Baptiste  Picquet  (Piquet),  a  silversmith,  was  born 
at  Montreal  in  1781,  married  at  Assumption,  Sandwich,  Ontario, 
January  31,  1809,  Eleanora  Descomps  dit  Labadie,  who  was  born 
at  Assumption.  The  couple  lived  in  Detroit,  where  their  children' 
were  born.  Jean  Baptiste  died  and  was  buried  at  Detroit  April 
25,  1813.  He  was  the  son  of  Charles  Amable  Piquet  and  Josetta 
LeDuc.  After  his  death  his  widow  married  Duncan  Reid,  who 
died  November  30,  1819,  and  was  buried  December  2.  He  was 
30  years  old  at  the  time  of  his  death  and  was  buried  with  Masonic 
honors.  Their  home  at  this  time  was  on  Jefferson  Avenue.  On 
August  28,  1825.  Mrs.  Reid  was  married  by  Rev.  Gabriel  Richard 
to  Thomas  C.  Sheldon.    Eleanor  Labadie  Sheldon  died  and  was 


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buried  at  Detroit  June  5,  1853.  Her  husband,  Thomas  C.  Shel- 
don, died  June  13,  1854,  and  was  buried  at  Ehnwood  Cemetery. 
Mrs.  Sheldon  had  two  sons  by  her  first  marriage,  John  Baptiste 
Piquet,  who  was  born  at  Detroit,  September  29,  1809,  married 
Angelique  Campau,  daughter  of  Barnaby  Campau,  September 
16,  1834,  and  was  buried  August  25,  1851,  and  Charles  Piquet, 
who  was  born  February  4,  1813.  By  her  third  marriage  she  had 
four  children :  Rose  Charlotte  Sheldon,  who  married  Henry  Au- 
gustus Geisse,  of  Philadelphia ;  Alexandrine  Macomb  Sheldon, 
who  married,  first,  John  Barnaby  Campau  and,  second,  Richard 
Storrs  Willis  ;  Thomas  P.  Sheldon  and  Eleanor  Ann  Sheldon. 
(Diary  of  Detroit,  Manuscripts  in  Burton  Library;  Denissen's 
Genealogies,  Manuscripts;  Genealogical  Scrap  Book,  Vol.  3,  page 
195,  Burton  Library.) 

109.  Daniel  Lasselier  (Lazaliere)  was  a  brother  of  William 
L.  Lazaliere  and  a  son  of  Jacob  Lazaliere,  who  died  in  Morris 
County,  New  Jersey,  in  1808.  He  was  born  in  Richmond  County, 
New  York,  and  was  several  years  older  than  his  brother  William. 
He  must  have  been  in  Detroit  before  the  fire  as  both  he  and  his 
wife  were  classed  in  the  second  class,  tenants  in  the  town  at  the 
time  of  the  fire.  Daniel  left  Detroit  and  on  November  5,  1822, 
made  application  for  his  donation  lot,  which  he  deeded  to  Abra- 
ham Lazaliere.  Abraham  deeded  it  to  J.  O.  Howland.  Abraham 
also  owned  lands  in  Washtenaw  and  Monroe  Counties.  In  1824 
Daniel  Lazaliere  was  living  in  Junius,  Seneca  County,  New  York. 
{Index  to  Deeds;  Affidavit  of  William  L.  Lazaliere  made  May 
22,  1824;  Original  Manuscripts  in  Detroit  City  Hall.) 

■110.  George  Smart,  a  brother  of  Robert  Smart  {See  Note 
No.  11)  had  been  a  citizen  of  the  United  States  since  1794.  He 
served  on  a  jury  in  Detroit  in  1801  and  was  living  in  1807,  when 
he  signed  a  petition  requesting  the  governor  and  judges  to  grant 
a  lot  for  a  Presbyterian  Church.  He  died  before  his  brother 
Robert,  who  became  the  administrator  of  his  estate.  {See  Trans- 
actions of  Governor  and  Judges,  February  25,  1809,  this  volume ; 
Hubbard  and  O'Flynn  Abstracts;  Manuscripts  in  Burton 
Library.) 

111.  In  Governor  Hull's  report  of  those  who  had  drawn  their 
donations  before  December  31,  1806,  Zachariah  Battles  is  desig- 
nated as  being  "at  Mr.  Bentley's."  The  deed  for  this  lot  was 
made  out  to  John  Luckett  on  March  23,  1808,  and  a  power  of 


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attorney  from  Luckett  to  Battles.  (Hubbard  and  O'Flynn  Ab- 
stracts.) 

112.  Charles  F.  Girardin  was  the  father  of  Jacques  Girardin 

(See  Note  21)  and  outlived  him  at  least  a  year  or  two.  He  was 
a  master  baker  and  kept  a  bake  house  in  the  '90s,  supplying  the 

troops  and  townspeople.  He  was  born  at  Pointe  Aux  Trembles 
of  Quebec,  August  22,  1739.     He  married  Mary  Louisa  Lecerf 

dit  Lachasse  at  Montreal.  She  died  before  1785  and  Charles 
Francis  came  to  Detroit  where,  on  September  14,  1785,  he  mar- 
ried Mary  Louisa  Leclerc.     He  was  one  of  the  associate  justices 

in  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas  when  it  was  first  established,  and 
a  member  of  the  first  board  of  trustees  of  Detroit,  servang  two 
terms,  until  1803.  His  second  wife  was  buried  in  Detroit  Octo- 
ber 24,  1788.  (Ste.  Anne  Church  Records;  Denissen's  Gene- 
alogies, Manuscripts.) 

113.  Thomas  Carr  died  before  March  2,  1809,  and  William 
McD.  Scott  was  administrator  of  his  estate. 

114.  Agnes  Crequi,  wife  of  Jean  Baptiste  Comparet,  was 
born  at  Detroit,  January  13,  1777,  and  married  there  August  17, 
1795.  She  was  buried  at  Detroit,  January  7,  1809,  and  her  heirs 
were  Jean  Baptiste  (hei:  husband),  Frances  and  Margaret.  They 
obtained  the  deed  to  this  lot  in  1822.  (Denissen's  Genealogies; 
Hubbard  and  O'Flynn  Abstracts.) 

115.  Francis  Clair  claimed  lots  61  and  02,  section  3  (these 
lots  were  also  claimed  by  David  AIcLean.  See  Note  63)  for  his. 
ground  in  the  old  town  and  lot  27  old  plan  (-28  new  plan),  sec- 
tion 7  and  section  8  were  accredited  to  him  for  donation  lots. 
(Hubbard  and  O'Flynn  Abstracts.) 

116.  According  to  Hull's  report  of  December  31,  180G,  Louis 
Ducheneau  had  drawn  among  the  third-class  citizens,  lot  83,  sec- 
tion 7,  old  plan,  or  lot  No.  46,  section  7,  new  plan.  On  April  7, 
1807,  Dr.  Brown  applied  for  the  deed  but  the  board  ordered  that 
Louis  Ducheneau  attend  the  meeting  and  satisfy  them  of  his 
being  an  American  citizen.  A  year  later  the  deed  was  ordered' 
to  be  made  out  to  Dr.  Brown.  There  was  a  Louis  Duchaineau 
who  died  at  Detroit  and  was  buried  by  the  priest  on  December 
15,  1807.  He  was  about  60  years  old  and  seems  to  have  left  no 
relations.  (See  Transactions  of  Governor  and  Judges,  April  2, 
1807;  Hubbard  and  O'Flynn  Abstracts;  Ste.  Anne  Church  Rec- 
ords.) 


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117.  Pierre  Galerno  (Gallernau),  a  volunteer  soldier  in  1798- 
1799,  became  a  wood  merchant  in  1800.  He  drew  as  his  dona- 
tion lot  No.  48  old  plan  (47  new  plan),  section  6.  It  contained 
GOOO  square  feet  and  was  subject  to  have  150  square  feet  taken 
from  the  southeast  corner  for  an  alley.  {Hubbard  and  O'Flynn 
Abstracts;  Ledger  213,  page  83,  and  Ledger  197,  year  1798-1799, 
Burton  Library.) 

118.  Lydia  Hullibert  (Hallibert)  was  17  years  old  at  the 
time  of  the  fire  and  an  inmate  of  the  family  of  Sol.  Sibley.  Her 
birthday  was  either  the  18th  or  28th  of  December.  Mr.  Sibley 
entered  a  petition  for  her  donation  lot.  {See  original  petition 
and  affidavit  by  Mrs.  Sibley,  City  Hall,  Detroit.) 

119.  George  Welch  (Wech)  was  a  son  of  Bridget  Belcher  by 
her  first  husband.  She  was  probably  a  widow  at  the  time  of  the 
fire  and  had  three  children:  George  Welch,  Catherine  Welch  (or 
Kittie  Belcher,  as  she  was  sometimes  called),  and  William  Bel- 
cher. Mrs.  Belcher  died  in  1815.  Catharine  was  married  three 
times ;  first,  to  a  Mr.  Seymour,  who  did  not  live  in  Detroit.  After 
Seymour's  death  she  returned  and  married  Lieutenant  Bailey, 
who  was  killed  by  the  Indians.  She  next  married  Elijah  Willets 
at  Birmingham,  Michigan,  in  1817  or  1818.  George  Welch  was 
about  18  years  old  when  Detroit  was  destroyed  by  fire.  Catha- 
rine was  16  or  17,  and  William  12  or  14.  George  became  a  mer- 
chant and  on  November  28,  1814,  was  married  by  Rev.  Stephen 
Lindsley,  chaplain  U.  S.  A.,  to  Jane  Jemison.     (C.  M.  B.) 

120.  Archibald  Lyons  was  the  son  of  George  Lyons,  an  Eng- 
lishman, who- was  born  in  1753,  and  Elizabeth  Chene,  who  were 
married  at  Detroit  in  1782.  George  was  a  trader  and  he  and  his 
family  lived  for  some  time  on  Hog  (Belle  Isle)  Island.  He 
owned  land  in  the  town  on  the  north  side  of  Ste.  Anne  Street 
and  a  cross  road  opposite  St.  Honore  Street,  but  at  the  time  of 
the  fire  this  had  passed  into  other  hands  and  his  wife,  married  a 
second  time,  was  living  outside  of  the  village.  He  also  owned  a 
lot  on  the  south  side  of  Ste.  Anne  Street,  between  St.  Honore 
Street  and  MacDougall  Alley.  He  died  of  pleurisy  in  December, 
1794,  on  the  Jones  farm.  West  Detroit.  George  Lyons  and  his 
wife,  Elizabeth,  had  five  children:  George,  Archibald,  Rose, 
Elizabeth  and  Catharine.  Rose  married  Joseph  Campau,  Janu- 
ary 11,  1814;  Catharine  married  John  B.  Cochois,  January  17, 
1815  ;  Elizabeth  became  a  teacher  in  the  Young  Ladies  Academy, 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAXD    BOARD  195 

established  in  Detroit  in  1804  by  Gabriel  Richard.  After  the 
lire  she  and  Angelique  Campau  taught  school  at  Spring  Hill, 
two  miles  southwest  of  Detroit,  where  the  temporary  Church  of 
Ste.  Anne  was  located.  The  school  opened  September  9,  1808. 
Archibald  Leo  Lyons  was  born  at  Detroit  July  30,  1783.  He 
was  an  early  trapper  and  spent  much  time  in  the  woods  in  Sagi- 
naw County.  He  married  a  half-breed,  French  and  Indian  wo- 
man, who  was  present  at  the  treaty  with  the  Saginaw  Indians. 
His  Indian  name  was  Wa-she-ba-ga  and  his  Indian  wife's, 
"Catharine."  He  had  one  daughter  by  this  marriage,  Elizabeth, 
born  July  15,  1811,  and  baptized  at  Detroit  May  21,  1813.  This 
child  was  brought  up  in  the  family  of  Rose  Campau,  her  aunt. 
Elizabeth's  Indian  name  w^as  Mokitchenoqua.  At  the  treaty  of 
Saginaw  a  piece  of  land  was  set  aside  for  her,  and  out  of  this 
grew  a  suit  in  the  Chancery  Court.  {See  Walker  Chancery,  page 
123.)  Elizabeth  was  married  twice.  On  November  12,  1833,  she 
married  Bellamy  Lachapelle,  who  died  the  following  year,  and  on 
January  18,  18-16,  she  married  John  Baptiste  Sequin  dit  Lade- 
route,  who  died  September  16,  1850.  Elizabeth  died  and  was 
buried  July  13,  1871.  Archibald  Lyons  married  for  his  second 
wife,  Elizabeth  Lydia  Roy.  By  this  marriage  he  had  five  chil- 
dren:  Archibald,  born  1826,  died  in  Libby  Prison  in  1863;  Ann 
(Nancy)  born  1828,  married  May  15,  1854,  Henry  William 
Deare ;  Catharine,  born  1829;  George  Thomas,  born  1831; 
Charles,  born  183-5. 

Archibald  was  supposed  to  have  been  drowned  near  Bay 
City,  ^Michigan,  in  1837,  and  his  body  never  recovered ;  however, 
when  his  daughter  Elizabeth  was  married  in  1833  he  was  spoken 
of  as  "defunct."  Mrs.  George  Lyons,  his  mother,  after  the  death 
of  her  husband,  married  George  Knaggs  in  1795.  {Michigan  Pio- 
neer Collections,  Vol.  26,  page  524 ;  History  of  Saginazu  County, 
1881,  page  162;  Ste.  Anne  Church  Records;  Original  Docu- 
ments.) 

121.  Charles  Curry  w-as  a  merchant  in  Detroit  as  early  as 
1798,  as  at  that  time  his  right  to  vote  was  contested  and  he  was 
described  as  only  "lately  arrived,  has  no  proj^erty  known."  For 
a  while  he  represented  the  Albany  firm  of  Robison  and  Martin 
in  Detroit  and  must  have  been  related  to  both  men,  as  is  inferred 
from  the  personal  and  familiar  way  in  which  he  writes  his  busi- 
ness letters  to  them.    He  soon  became  one  of  the  prominent  mer- 


196        GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

chants  of  the  town  and  acquired  property.  He  was  elected  one 
of  the  trustees  of  the  town  in  1803  and  served  as  county  com- 
missioner the  same  year.  On  December  25,  1804,  he  married 
EHzabeth  Callahan,  widow  of  Hugh  Callahan,  who  also  owned 
property  in  Detroit.  At  the  time  of  the  lire  he  was  one  of  those 
who  suffered  and  when  the  town  was  replatted  obtained  property 
to  cover  these  losses.  This  property  was  lot  1,  section  3,  known 
as  Curry's  Corner,  and  from  it  all  the  measurements  of  the  new 
plan  were  taken.  It  was  located  on  the  southwest  corner  of 
Woodward  and  JefTerson  Avenues.  On  February  6,  1806,  he 
was  appointed  quartermaster  to  the  Legionary  Corps  of  ^lichigan 
Militia.  On  September  30,  180T,  he  applied  to  become  a  citizen 
of  the  United  States  and  was  admitted.  He  died  and  his  will 
was  probated  in  September,  1810.  His  wife  soon  after  married 
James  Chittenden  and  is  mentioned  by  J.  R.  Williams  in  a  letter 
written  in  1813  as  Mrs.  Chittenden,  late  Mrs.  Curry.  {See  Note 
92;  Manuscripts  Volumes  in  Burton  Library;  Supreme  Court 
Records,  1805-1815 ;  Farmer's  History  of  Detroit  and  Michigan; 
Michigan  Pioneer  Collections.) 

122.  Hugh  Callahan  (Callaghan,  Calligan)  is  described  in 
1798  as  having  "no  freehold,  is  about  purchasing  a  home."  He 
is  mentioned  in  that  year  as  having  driven  a  herd  of  branded 
cattle  from  Hamilton  to  Detroit,  with  the  assistance  of  Peter 
Dillon.  He  took  contracts  for  furnishing  candles  and  pork  for 
the  government,  sending  them  to  Fort  Wayne  and  the  other 
stations  in  the  northwest.  He  had  a  large  contract  on  hand  at 
the  time  of  his  death,  which  was  between  March  14  and  ■May 
13,  1801.  His  wife  was  administratrix  of  his  estate.  He  owned 
land  in  the  old  town  located  on  the  southwest  comer  of  St.  Anne 
Street  and  McDougall  Alley,  which  ran  through  to  St.  Louis 
Street.  His  estate,  consisting  of  two  lots,  at  the  time  of  the  fire 
was  valued  at  $382.  {See  Michigan  Pioneer  Collections,  Vol.  36  ; 
Manuscript  Volumes  Burton  Library;  Hubbard  and  O'Flynn 
Abstracts;  Report  on  Sibley's  Election,  1798.) 

123.  Hugh  R.  Martin,  of  New  York  State,  was  one  of  the 
land  owners  in  Detroit  before  the  fire.  He  was  also  a  stock- 
holder in  the  first  Detroit  Bank,  owning  five  shares.  In  1809  he 
was  on  a  grand  jury  which  was  paneled  to  investigate  into  Gov- 
ernor Hull's  official  conduct.  In  1807  he  was  made  quarter- 
master with  the  rank  of  lieutenant  in  the  Legionary  Corps.     He 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAXD    BOARD  197 

filed  his  petition  for  a  donation  lot  November  25,  1806,  request- 
ing the  lot  adjoining  Charles  Curry's  fronting  on  ]\Iain  Street. 
He  had  already  built  a  dwelling  house  and  barn  upon  the  lot. 
For  a  time  Hugh  Martin  was  in  partnership  with  Curr)',  repre- 
senting the  firm  of  Robison  and  ]\Iartin,  of  Albany.  He  returned 
to  New  York  State  and  served  in  the  war  of  1812,  was  appointed 
captain  of  the  Thirteenth  Infantry  March  12,  1812,  and  major  of 
the  Twenty-second  Infantry  September  12,  1814.  He  was  honor- 
ably discharged  June  15,  1815.  In  1821  and  1822,  while  residing 
in  Schenectady,  he  wrote  Sol.  Sibley  asking  him  to  use  his  influ- 
€nce  to  get  him  the  appointment  of  postmaster  at  that  place. 
(Manuscripts  in  Burton  Library;  Petition  for  donation,  City 
Hall;  Ledgers  in  Burton  Library.) 

121.  Louis  Lognon  (Lonion)  was  one  of  the  residents  of 
Detroit  at  the  time  of  the  fire,  owning  property.  He  drew  as  his 
■donation,  lot  1,  section  3,  which  was  also  drawn  by  Charles  Curry. 
He  finally  received  lot  5,  section  1.  Louis  was  born  in  Quebec 
in  1T65  and  married  in  Detroit  January  30,  181-4,  to  Mary  Louisa 
Drouillard.  He  died  and  was  buried  at  Detroit,  January  9,  1823, 
leaving  four  minors:  Louis,  Gilbert,  Lucy  and  !\Ioses.  He  was 
owner  of  the  Lognon  farm,  land  at  Harrison  and  National  Ave- 
nues in  Detroit.  His  widow  Mary  married  Gilbert  Bagnall. 
(C.  M.  B.;  Denissen's  Genealogies;  Ste.  Anne  Church  Records.) 

125.  ^Irs.  ]\Iargaret  McNeal  (Neil)  was  the  wife  of  Daniel 
McNeal.  Before  the  fire  the  McNeals  owned  a  lot  on  old  St. 
Joseph  Street,  between  the  house  of  the  \\'elch  heirs  and  Francis 
Gobeil.  The  lot  was  purchased  of  James  May  on  '\l7\y  15,  1802. 
{Manuscript.  Vol.  34,  page  68,  Burton  Library.)  At  the  time 
of  the  fire  Daniel  McNeal's  losses  were  inventoried  at  $480, 
besides  the  value  of  his  lot,  which  was  $266.  On  June  7,  1807, 
he  purchased  of  James  May  lot  64,  section  4.  He  was  among 
the  men  who  petitioned  the  governor  and  judges  for  a  lot  for  a 
Presbyterian  Church  in  1807  and  signed  the  protest  against  the 
sale  of  the  Detroit  Commons  in  1811.  {Manuscript,  Vol.  450, 
page  146;  Michigan  Pioneer  Collections,  Vol.  36.)  Both  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  McNeal  were  dead  before  1817,  at  which  time  the  sons, 
Daniel,  a  soldier  in  the  United  States  Army,  and  John,  a  master 
Mason,  of  Quebec,  P.  O.,  sold  the  Detroit  property.  In  these 
deeds  Mrs.  McNeal  is  called  "Catharine,"  but  is  undoubtedly  the 


198        GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

same  as  "Margaret."     {Manuscript,  Vol.  34,  pages  62-64,  Burton 
Library. ) 

126.  Mrs.  Julia  Legard,  wife  of  Jean  Legard  (see  note  24), 
claimed  this  lot  as  built  upon  on  December  3,  1808.  Legard  peti- 
tioned for  his  wife  and  himself  for  lots  57  and  58,  section  3.  He 
had  previously  petitioned  on  November  16,  1808,  for  lot  66,  sec- 
tion 1.  On  the  13th  of  December,  1808,  he  petitioned  to  be 
allowed  to  locate  his  donation  on  lot  57,  section  3,  the  same  lot  on 
which  Mrs.  Sarah  Abbott  claimed  to  have  made  improvements 
"for  three  years  back  and  continued."  (Hubbard  and  0'Fl\nn 
Abstracts)  .^ 

127.  Dr.  Joseph  Wilkinson,  jr.,  married  Alice  Dodemead,  the 
oldest  daughter  of  John  Dodemead  (see  note  98).  He  was 
trustee  of  the  town  in  1805  ;  coroner  in  1804 ;  collector  of  customs 
in  1805-1806 ;  was  appointed  lieutenant  in  the  First  Regiment  of 
Militia  September  17,  1805,  but  declined  and  the  position  was 
filled  by  Benjamin  Chittenden.  In  1806  his  customs  accounts 
were  questioned.  He  was  imprisoned  and  released  after  an  order 
of  June  6,  1809.  His  bondsman  was  James  Abbott.  (Michigan 
Pioneer  Collections,  Vol.  37;  Farmers  History  of  Detroit  and 
Michigan,  Vol.  1.) 

128.  Francois  Lapage  came  from  the  Parish  of  the  Island 
of  Perrault,  diocese  of  Quebec.  He  married  Catherine  Mette  on 
November  18,  1806.     (Ste.  Anne  Church  Records.) 

129.  Abner  P.  Ackley  claimed  this  lot  as  built  upon.  On 
May  9,  1809,  the  deed  was  executed  to  William  Scott,  adminis- 
trator of  Ackley's  estate.  (See  Hubbard  and  O'Flynn  Ab- 
stracts. ) 

130.  Catharine  Godfroy  was  daughter  of  Gabriel  Jacques 
Godfrey  and  Marie  Catherine  Couture.  Her  sisters,  Angelique 
and  Archange,  were  also  entitled  to  donation  lots.  She  was  born 
in  Detroit  March  12,  1789,  married  August  29,  1810,  to  Joseph 
Voyer,  and  was  buried  at  Detroit  November  30,  1811.  (See 
Denissen's  Genealogies.) 

131.  This  lot  (104,  section  3)  was  on  the  water's  ed.Ts  o;i 
the  corner  of  Griswold  Street.  Peter  Bezeau  did  not  receive  it 
because  of  a  ruling  of  the  board  in  September,  1806,  that  no 
donations  should  be  granted  on  Main  Street  or  between  Main 
Street  and  the  water,  as  these  lots  were  generally  required  to 
adjust  old  claims.     At  that  time  Bezeau  and  others  had  already 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  199 

built  upon  these  lots  and  their  buildings  and  materials  were 
ordered  sold  at  auction.  Peter  was  probably  the  oldest  child  of 
Joseph  Bezeau  and  Mary  Ann  Plessis  dit  Belair,  who  were  mar- 
ried at  Montreal  September  10,  1781,  and  seem  to  have  come  to 
Detroit  about  1792.  Joseph  was  a  carpenter  and  in  1798  rented 
a  house  belonging  to  John  Askin,  near  Mr.  Campau's  house. 
Joseph's  wife  died  and  was  buried  at  Detroit  November  3,  1803. 
There  is  no  record  of  the  burial  of  Joseph  or  Peter  in  Ste.  Anne's. 
A  young  daughter,  Archange,  was  buried  October  1,  1808,  at 
St.  Antoine,  River  Raisin.  The  family  may  have  gone  there  to 
live  as  the  name  is  found  there.  {Dcnissen's  Genealogies; 
Ledger  213,  pages  72,  77,  319,  Burton  Library.) 

132.  Monique  F.  Labadie  was  daughter  of  Pierre  Descomptes 
Labadie,  who  built  the  old  Labadie  house  on  the  Labadie  farm, 
now  called  the  Porter  farm.  Her  sisters,  Josette,  married 
Whitmore  Knaggs  and  Margaret,  married  James  May.  Monique 
was  born  at  Detroit  June  2,  1787,  and  married  Antoine  Beau- 
bien  on  February  23,  1829.  She  taught  school  with  Elizabeth 
Lyons  and  Elizabeth  Williams  (sister  of  John  R.  Williams)  in  a 
building  which  stood  on  the  east  side  of  Randolph  Street  between 
Earned  and  Congress  Streets.  Elizabeth  Williams  was  among 
the  earliest  applicants  for  a  donation  lot  for  a  girls'  school, 
having  applied  on  October  3,  180G,  together  with  Angelique 
Campau.  Monique  died  at  Detroit,  December  22,  1851,  and  was 
buried  in  Mt.  Elliott  Cemetery.  {See  Denissen's  Genealogies; 
Knaggs'  Genealogy,  pages  15,  17,  26.) 

133.  Nancy  Thorn  Geel  was  the  wife  of  Abraham  Geel  (Gill, 
McGill),  a  blacksmith  in  Detroit  before  the  fire.  Mr.  Geel  was 
one  of  those  who  signed  the  petition  requesting  a  lot  for  a  Pres- 
byterian Church  in  1807.  In  1812  he  was  serving  in  the  war 
with  the  rank  of  first  lieutenant.  He  was  sent  to  River  Raisin 
that  year  on  duty.  He  died  some  time  before  July  26,  1814.  In 
1833  the  city  made  plans  to  open  Earned  Street  across  Randolph, 
cutting  olT  some  of  the  property  held  by  his  heirs.  His  daughter 
Caroline  married  Jefiferson  Morrison,  February  17.  1836. 
{Michigan  Pioneer  Collections,  Vols.  8  and  26;  Manuscripts  in 
Burton  Library;  Common  Council  Proceedings  for  year  1833.) 

134.  William  Allen  was  a  tanner  in  Detroit  as  early  as  1800. 
In  1802  his  taxable  property,  a  house  and  lot  50  feet  front  by  1 
arpent  in  depth,  was  valued  at  100  jMasters.     He  was  the  son  of 


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John  Allen  and  Marguerite  Healy,  of  Maryland,  Protestants. 
On  September  21,  1801,  he  married  at  Detroit,  Clair  Rhode 
(Rode),  a  daughter  of  Girard  Rhode  and  an  Indian  woman. 
Clair  was  baptized  when  8  months  old,  on  June  17,  1785.  At 
the  marriage,  Allen  promised  to  allow  the  children  to  be  brought 
up  in  the  Roman  Catholic  faith.  Their  children  were  all  born  in 
Detroit ;  Joseph,  born  ]\larch  23,  1803 ;  Catherine,  born  March, 
1805  ;  Margaret,  born  October  22,  1807 ;  Charles,  born  October 
•20,  1809.  There  was  also  at  Detroit  a  William  Allen,  who  mar- 
ried Elizabeth  Fleming.  They  were  both  Protestants.  Their 
•daughter,  Mary  Allen,  was  born  July  5,  1815,  and  baptized  later 
in  the  month,  neither  parent  being  present.  (Ste.  Anne's  Church 
Records;  Dennisen's  Genealogies). 

135.  Robert  Abbott  was  a  brother  of  Judge  James  Abbott 
and  son  of  James  and  Mary  Abbott  {See  Note  23).  Robert  was 
the  third  treasurer  of  the  Territory  of  Michigan,  and  as  such  be- 
came the  treasurer  of  the  Detroit  Fund  from  1813-1830.  He  was 
the  first  auditor  general  of  Michigan,  1836-1839 ;  county  com- 
missioner, 1819.  When  the  Town  of  Detroit  was  incorporated  in 
1802  he  was  assessor  and  in  1803  he  was  trustee.  He  lived  some 
time  in  Mackinac,  where  his  brother  Samuel  was  interested  in  the 
fur  trade.    He  died  in  Detroit  in  1852. 

136.  Mrs.  Cook  (Jane  Thorn).  {See  note  on  Abraham 
Cook,  No.  171). 

137.  Isaac  Day  and  his  wife,  Mary,  came  to  Detroit  some- 
time before  the  fire  and  seem  to  have  been  employed  about  the 
tannery  of  James  Henry.  On  May  1,  1805,  they  were  paid  by 
him  for  seven  months'  services.  Isaac  was  a  sort  of  jack-of-all 
trades.  He  was  keeper  of  the  old  block  house  on  Jefferson  Ave- 
nue between  Brush  and  Randolph  Streets,  used  as  a  jail.  Part 
'of  this  structure  was  used  for  a  public  weighing  house  and  Day 
was  weighmaster  and  also  auctioneer.  He  had  a  son,  Moses 
Day,  well  known  in  later  days.  Dr.  Wliiting  said  that  Day  was 
called  "General"  and  that  he  was  very  precise  and  military  look- 
ing. In  1818  Day  was  appointed  chimney  sweeper  by  the  board 
of  trustees.  He  was  also  at  one  time  crier  of  the  Territorial 
-supreme  court.  He  resided  in  the  new  town  many  years.  {Scrap 
Book  3,  page  100,  riotes  by  R.  B.  R.,  Burton  Library;  Ledger  in 
Burton  Library  No.  247). 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAXD    BOARD  201 

138.  John  Dilhet  was  a  Sulpitian  priest  who  came  to  America 
about  1796.  In  1T97  he  was  sent  west  with  Gabriel  Richard  to 
succeed  Levadoux  in  his  ministry  in  and  about  Detroit.  Dilhet 
went  to  the  River  Raisin,  where  he  remained  some  time  as  a  mis- 
sionary priest  and  Richard  to  Detroit.  In  1802  he  seems  to  have 
spent  some  time  in  Detroit  and  in  1804  he  came  to  Detroit  in 
order  to  help  Richard  with  his  many  duties.  He  also  started  a 
clerical  school,  which  he  continued  up  to  the  time  of  his  departure 
and  then  left  it  in  the  hands  of  Richard.  He  left  Detroit  on 
October  1-1,  1805.  The  deed  for  his  lot  never  seems  to  have  been 
recorded.  (See  Hubbard  and  O'Flynn  Abstracts;  Dilhet's  Manu- 
script Account  of  the  Catholic  Church  in  America,  Burton  Lib- 
rary;  Stc.  Anne's  Church  Records). 

139.  Thomas  Coles'  (Cowles)  name  was  among  the  people 
in  Detroit  who  were  entitled  to  a  donation  lot,  but  neither  pro- 
prietors nor  tenants.  At  the  time  his  donation  was  drawn  he  was 
at  ^vlackinac  and  J.  Anderson  appeared  as  his  attorney.  From 
some  accounts  it  would  appear  that  he  w^as  a  tinsmith.  Later  he 
settled  in  Monguagon  where,  in  1826,  he  died.  Abraham  C. 
Truax  and  John  A.  Rucker  were  commissioners  of  his  estate. 
{Detroit  Herald,  June  9,  1826;  Manuscripts  in  Burton  Library.) 

140.  Albert  Hill  appears  among  the  third  class  citizens.  The 
word  "dubious"  follows  his  name  in  the  records,  questioning  his 
right  to  a  donation.  However,  he  was  allow^ed  to  draw  a  lot  and 
did  so  December  31,  1806.  In  one  record  his  name  appears 
''Abraham"  Hill. 

141.  Benjamin  Chittenden  claimed  lot  38,  section  8  (new 
plan),  as  built  upon  and  by  some  error  the  deed  was  made  out 
lot  35.  He  was  not  a  proprietor  nor  the  head  of  a  family  at  the 
time  of  the  fire.  Judges  Woodward  and  Bates  placed  him  in 
fourth  class.  His  name  was  omitted  in  the  report  handed  in  by 
Dodemead  and  others.  Benjamin  was  a  carpenter  and  had  a 
cabinet  shop  next  to  Louis  Lognon's  bakery.  He  was  in  business 
in  Detroit  as  early  as  1802  and  was  still  living  here  in  1822. 
{Michigan  Pioneer  Collections,  Volume  31,  page  582 :  Manu- 
scripts in  Burton  Library). 

142.  Robert  Monroe  was  in  Detroit  as  early  as  1803,  when 
he  was  fined  for  keeping  a  "stove  pipe,"  which  at  that  time  was 
an  oftence  against  the  fire  protection  ordinance.  He  refused  to 
pay  his  fine,  but  upon  removing  the  "nuisance"  was  excused.   He 


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was  agent  of  the  public  stores  and  attorney  to  settle  the  estate  of 
John  Francis  Hamtramck.  In  1805  he  wrote  Governor  Harrison 
an  account  of  the  fire.  He  left  Detroit  in  1806,  traveling  to 
Washington,  D.  C,  New  York  City  and  finally  went  to  Kingston, 
Jamaica,  where  he  visited  a  brother,  a  practicing  lawyer,  whom 
he  had  not  seen  for  twelve  years.  He  again  returned  to  America. 
He  died  at  Washington,  D.  C.  His  will  was  proved  and  allowed 
May  14,  1819.  The  executors  named  in  the  will  were  James 
Kincaid  and  John  Murdock.  Munroe  left  two  sons,  Robert  and 
James,  who  were  in  Pennsylvania  in  1827.  (Sibley  Papers; 
Farmers'  History  of  Detroit  and  Michigan,  Vol.  1,  page  -190). 

143.  John  Skeiggs ;  this  name  appears  in  the  records  Skeggs, 
Skaggs,  John  S.  Keggs'. 

144.  Col.  Henry  Burbeck,  colonel  of  artillery  and  engineer 
department,  honorably  discharged  June  15,  1815,  died  October  2, 
1848. 

145.  Gen.  Henry  Dearborn,  secretary  of  war,  1801-1809 ; 
commander  of  the  Army  of  the  Northwest  during  the  War  of 
1812;  president  of  the  court  martial  in  the  trial  of  Gov.  William 
Plull  for  the  surrender  of  Detroit. 

146.  Antoine  Nevue  dit  Francoeur  was  born  at  Montreal  in 
1783  and  married  at  Detroit,  April  29,  1806,  Geneveva  Houde, 
who  was  born  at  Detroit,  November  10,  1788,  daughter  of 
Michael  Houde  and  Mary  Lemay  (Meny,  according  to  Denis- 
sen).  Geneveva  died  of  cholera  and  was  buried  at  Detroit,  Aug- 
ust 18,  1834.  Between  the  1st  and  20th  of  August  that  year  189 
persons  died  of  cholera  in  Detroit.  Antoine  was  buried  at 
Detroit,  June  30,  1850.  He  was  a  house  carpenter  and  purchased 
lot  74,  section  1,  of  Solomon  Sibley,  May  26,  1817.  This  lot  had 
formerly  been  the  property  of  William  Flanagan  who,  upon  his 
death,  left  it  to  his  father,  Barnabas,  who  in  his  turn  deeded  it  to 
Sol.  Sibley.  {Dcnissen's  genealogies;  Abbott  papers.  Vol.  34, 
page  59,  Burton  Library;  Ste.  Anne  Church  Records). 

147.  Benjamin  Woodworth,  the  famous  hotel-keeper,  came 
to  Detroit  from  Scituate,  Massachusetts,  about  1806.  He  was  a 
carpenter  by  trade  and  was  soon  engaged  in  building.  He  erected 
a  house  for  himself  on  the  northwest  corner  of  Randolph  and 
Woodbridge  Streets  in  1807  and  subsequently  enlarged  it  into  the 
noted  Steamboat  Hotel.  Here  he  lived  until  1846,  except  during 
the  years  1812-1813.     On  July  26,  1807,  he  was  married  by  the 


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justice  of  the  peace,  George  McDougall,  to  Rachel  Dicks.  She 
came  from  Grosse  Isle  and  died  in  1856.  They  had  two  sons  and 
two  daughters.  One  of  the  sons  was  drowned  at  the  foot  of 
Randolph  Street ;  the  other,  Samuel,  helped  his  father  for  many 
years  in  the  hotel.  He  finally  bought  a  boat,  of  which  he  was  the 
captain,  and  was  killed  in  an  explosion  on  the  vessel.  The 
daughters  both  married;  one  before  1830.  The  other,  Ann,  mar- 
ried Simon  Brown,  who  became  colonel  of  Michigan  cavalry. 
The  hotel  burned  down  in  1848.  {Palmer's  Early  Days  in  De- 
troit; Case  of  Farmers'  and  Mechanics'  Bank  z's.  City  of  Detroit, 
File  294,  Chancery). 

148.  Conrad  Seek  was  stolen,  with  a  younger  brother,  from 
their  home  in  Kentucky,  by  a  band  of  Indians  from  the  frontier. 
Later  he  was  purchased  by  a  trader  and  taken  to  Montreal,  where 
he  learned  the  tailor's  trade..  His  brother  remained  with  the 
Indians  until  his  death  in  1826  or  7.  Conrad  was  in  Detroit 
some  time  before  the  fire  and  owned  a  lot  on  the  south  side  of 
St.  Louis  Street,  west  of  Campau  Alley,  very  near  the  Merchants' 
Wharf,  and  valued  at  $123.50.  He  followed  his  trade  as  a  tailor 
and  inventoried  his  loss  at  the  time  of  the  fire  at  260  pounds.  He 
was  appointed  collector  of  the  town  in  1802  to  fill  the  place 
vacated  by  William  Smith.  In  1804  he  was  appointed  -constable. 
On  October  2,  1805,  he  was  appointed  lieutenant  in  the  First 
Regiment.  He  was  one  of  those  who  protested  against  the  sale 
of  the  commons  in  1811  and  he  signed  the  resolutions  against  the 
orders  of  General  Proctor,  February  1,  1813.  He  married  Mary 
Morrison,  and  their  children  were:  (1)  Nicholas,  who  died  at 
Fort  Meigs,  February  182G,  aged  25  years;  (2)  Elizabeth,  born 
1805,  married  at  Detroit,  August  30,  1825,  Charles  Rousseau; 
Elizabeth  was  buried  at  Detroit,  August  10,  1826;  (3)  Mary, 
born  September  23,  1806,  baptized  November  7,  1807,  married 
by  civil  magistrate  to  Martin  Story  on  January  29,  1826;  (4) 
James,  born  at  Detroit,  April  21,  1808;  (5)  Robert  Helvin,  born 
at  Detroit,  January  25,  1810;  (6)  Catherine,  born  at  Detroit. 
March  9,  1812,  buried  there  September  30,  1812  ;  (7)  a  son  born 
at  St.  Antoine,  Raisin  River,  December  13,  181G,  buried  Decem- 
ber 14,  1816.  (See  Denissen's  Genealogies ;  Diary  of  Detroit, 
Volume  5,  page  64;  Manuscripts  in  Burton  Library). 

149.  Oliver  W.  Miller  was  a  merchant  in  Detroit  in  1806. 
He  came  from  Salt  Springs  Point,  Onondaga  County,  New  York. 


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He  was  married  December  15,  1813,  to  Pelagic  Maisonville,  by 
Stephen  Lindsley,  chaplain,  U.  S.  A.  Oliver  died  and  his  will 
was  probated  December  20th,  1830.  He  left  all  of  his  property 
to  his  wife,  Pelagic,  and  a  son,  William  Warner  Miller,  born 
October  2,  1814.  James  Abbott  and  Elon  Farnsworth  were  the 
executors  of  his  will.     {Manuscripts,  Burton  Library). 

150.  Michael  Fox  was  a  butcher  in  Detroit.  Hugh  R.  Mar- 
tin was  his  attorney  in  settling  for  his  donation  lot.  {Manu- 
scripts, Burton  Library). 

151.  Israel  Hunt  was  an  early  shoemaker  in  Detroit.  On 
December  17,  1803,  he  was  appointed  inspector  of  the  fire  regu- 
lations. After  the  fire  he  went  to  New  York  City  and  had  some 
correspondence  with  Solomon  Sibley  in  settling. his  affairs  and 
getting  his  donation  lot.     {Manuscripts,  Burton  Library). 

153.    Mrs.  Richard  Smyth. 

153.  Elizabeth  McBride  or  Mrs.  Betty  McBryde. 

154.  Henry  Bird  built  old  Fort  Lernoult  in  1777,  when  the 
British  held  Detroit.  He  was  a  leader  in  the  Indian  incursions 
in  the  Ohio  country  in  the  revolution  and  was  said  to  be  the 
leader  at  the  Massacre  of  Wyoming.  He  owned  a  large  piece 
of  land,  including  Congress  Street,  west  of  Griswold.  He  died 
on  an  expedition  to  Egypt  in  1801  after  serving  37  years  in  the 
army,  leaving  his  America  property  to  his  son,  Henry,  and  an- 
other son.  He  was  survived  by  a  widow  and  twelve  children. 
On  March  14,  1807,  his  heirs  claimed  a  lot  lying  on  the  upper 
side  of  lot  73,  in  section  2,  in  the  center  of  the  section.  The  deed 
was  confirmed  February  17,  1809.  {Michigan  Pioneer  Collec- 
tions, Volumes  24  and  25 ;  Notes  by  C.  M.  Burton;  Hubbard  and 
O'Flynn  Abstracts). 

155.  The  present  Jefferson  Avenue  cut  through  the  Brush 
farm. 

15().  Reuben  Atwater,  son  of  Reuben  Atwater  and  his  wife, 
Mary  Russell,  was  born  May  11,  1768,  and  lived  for  some  time 
in  Wallingford,  Ct.  He  married  first,  Eliza  Willard,  and  second 
Sarah,  daughter  of  Gen.  John  Lamb  and  Catharine  Jandine. 
Reuben,  Jr.,  was  secretary  of  the  Territory  of  Michigan  from 
1808-1814  under  Gen.  William  Hull,  and  during  the  same  period 
was  collector  of  the  port  of  Detroit.  The  census  of  the  territory 
in  1810  was  taken  under  his  direction.  In  1811-1812  he  was  act- 
ing governor.     He  also  acted  as  land  commissioner  until  Feb- 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  205 

ruary,  1811.  Atwater  Street  was  named  in  his  honor.  He  died 
in  February,  1831.  He  had  two  children,  Catharine  and  CHnton 
Edward.     (Michigan  Pioneer  Collections,  Volume  37,  page  4-19). 

15T.  Jean  Simare  (Simar,  Simard,  Simmard)  served  on  a 
jury  in  1803  and  was  appointed  an  axman  in  the  early  fire  depart- 
ment, September  2C,  1803.  Part  of  his  land  fell  in  the  street 
adjoining  Solomon  Sibley's  ground.  He  died  January  2,  1814, 
aged  about  55  years,  and  was  buried  on  the  4th  of  the  month  in 
the  presence  of  Gabriel  Richard  and  Etienne  Roussel,  his  nephew. 
His  sister.  Pelagic  Simare,  married  Joseph  Rous.-el.  She  was  a 
native  of  the  parish  of  St.  Francois,  diocese  of  Quebec.  (Ste. 
Anne  CliurcJi  Records;  Transactions  of  the  Governor  and 
Judges). 

158.  Abijah  Hull  was  probably  a  relative  of  Governor  Hull, 
and  was  by  him  appointed  his  aide-de-camp  with  the  rank  of 
major  in  militia.  He  was  also  surveyor  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan  and  justice  of  peace  in  the  District  of  Michigan.  He 
resigned  August  2,  1808,  and  left  the  territory.  (Michigan  Pio- 
neer Collections). 

159.  James  May,  a  native  of  Birmmgham,  England,  came  to 
Detroit  in  1778,  aged  22  years.  (Sheldon's  History  of  Michigan 
gives  a  short  sketch  of  him  in  the  preface  and  his  picture  appears 
in  the  volume  on  page  364).  He  held  many  important  positions, 
was  the  first  chief  justice  of  the  court  of  common  pleas,  1800- 
1807;  marshal  of  the  Territory;  justice  of  peace;  colonel  of 
militia.  On  September  30,  1797,  he  married  Margaret  Labadie, 
who  was  18  years  old.  He  was  a  heavy  loser  in  the  fire,  his 
losses  being  inventoried  at  $1,000.  After  the  fire  he  collected  the 
stones  which  composed  chimneys  of  the  old  houses  and  built  a 
house,  which  in  183G  was  used  as  a  hotel,  the  Mansion  House, 
on  Jefiferson  Avenue.  He  was  a  very  large  man,  weighing  340 
pounds.  His  eighth  child.  Augusta  Caroline,  married  Alexander 
D.  Frazer,  of  Detroit,  when  she  was  15  years  and  2  months. 
Mr.  May  died  January  19,  1829,  aged  73  years.  (Gateii'ay, 
November,  1909,  page  41 ;  Michigan  Pioneer  Collections,  Volume 
36,  page  137). 

160.  Jane  McClemens,  later  Jane  Purdy. 

161  Conrad  Ten  Eyck,  of  Dutch  extraction,  was  born  about 
1782  and  came  to  Detroit  in  1801.  when  19  years  of  age.  His 
father  was  Abraham  Ten  Eyck,  of  Albany,  New  York,  and  his 


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mother  Ann.  Mr.  Ten  Eyck,  upon  coming  to  Detroit,  set  him- 
self up  as  a  merchant.  After  the  fire  he  located  on  Jefferson 
Avenue,  near  Woodward,  and  remained  there  many  years.  He 
was  one  of  the  prominent  citizens  of  the  town ;  was  at  one  time 
county  treasurer  and  at  another  United  States  marshal.  At 
Hull's  surrender  of  Deroit  he  was  ordered  to  leave  the  city,  but 
returned  after  Perry's  victory.  He  had  several  children: 
William,  Charles  B.,  Caroline,  Mrs.  Maria  Schloss  of  Dear- 
born, Mrs.  Sarah  Thompkins  of  Dearborn,  Mrs.  Jane  Fisher 
(wife'of  Merrit  Fisher)  of  Grosse  Pointe,  and  Mrs.  Helen  Rob- 
erts of  Grand  Rapids.  Mr.  Ten  Eyck  died  at  Dearborn,  August 
23,  1847.  His  brother,  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer  Ten  Eyck,  was 
also  a  prominent  Detroiter.     {Winder's  Memoirs.) 

162.  William  Flanagan,  of  Boston,  was  sent  to  Detroit  in 
1806  by  eastern  capitalists  to  be  cashier  of  the  Bank  of  Detroit, 
of  which  they  were  promoters.  He  was  a  stockholder,  holding 
250  shares.  He  died  intestate  September  1,  1815,  and  Solomon 
Sibley  was  appointed  administrator  of  his  estate.  His  father, 
Barnabas,  was  his  only  heir  and  in  1818  seemed  to  be  living  in 
Westminister,  Massachusetts.      {Manuscripts,  Burton  Library). 

163.  Joseph  Hosford  was  the  Detroit  agent  for  Sanders  & 
Ogden,  of  Albany,  New  York,  before  the  fire.  He  went  into 
business  for  himself  in  1807.    {Sander's  letters,  Burton  Library). 

164.  Angus  Mcintosh  was  one  of  the  early  Indian  traders  in 
the  northwest  and  factor  of  the  Hudson  Bay  Company.  In  1788 
he  married  Archange  de  St.  Martin.  Their  daughter,  Ann,  mar- 
ried Henry  Jackson  Hunt  and  Catharine  (Kitty)  became  matron 
of  St.  Luke's  Hospital  and  Church  Home.  At  the  time  of  Jay's 
treaty  Mcintosh  elected  to  remain  a  British  subject.  He  owned 
property  in  Detroit,  but  lived  at  Sandwich  in  a  house  called  the 
old  Moy  house.  Late  in  life  he  fell  heir  to  a  landed  estate  called 
Moy,  Scotland.  He  died  at  Moy  Hall,  Scotland,  January  25, 
1833,  his  wife  died  at  Sandwich  and  was  buried  there  July  13, 
1827.  {Denissen's  Genealogies ;  The  Toivnship  of  Sandzvich, 
Past  and  Present,  by  Fred  Neal,  page  8). 

164a.  Robert  Glass  had  drawn  lot  67,  section  8,  as  his  dona- 
tion and  a  deed  for  that  lot  was  ordered  December  19,  1808.  By 
some  error,  lot  70,  section  8,  was  entered  on  the  journal  as  deeded 
to  him.  When  Henry  S.  Cole  applied  for  the  lot  for  Mrs.  Corliss, 
formerly  Mrs.  Glass,  it  had  been  sold  to  Thomas  Palmer.     She 


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relinquished  her  claim  to  lot  70  and  a  deed  to  lot  67  was  made  out 
to  her.     (^Hubbard  and  O'Flynn  Abstracts). 

165.  James  McGill,  a  merchant  in  Montreal  and  founder  of 
McGill  College,  Montreal,  and  Isaac  Todd,  an  Irish  gentleman, 
also  of  ^Montreal,  were  partners  in  a  mercantile  business.  They 
both  owned  property  in  Detroit,  which  they  obtained  through 
their  agent,  John  Askin.  '  {Michigan  Pioneer  Collections,  Volume 
37,  page  4:^^). 

166.  Thomas  Parker  was  a  negro  and  at  one  time  was  em- 
ployed in  the  Hull  family. 

167.  William  Robertson  was  an  early  merchant  who  settled 
at  Detroit  in  1782.  When  the  Americans  took  Detroit  he  elected 
to  remain  a  British  subject  and  moved  across  the  river.  He 
was  prominent  in  public  affairs  and  was  justice  of  the  court  of 
common  pleas  in  1788.  He  was  appointed  member  of  SimdDe's 
first  executive  council,  but  had  by  that  time  settled  in  England 
and  does  not  appear  to  have  returned  to  Canada  again.  {Ontario 
Bureau  of  Archives  Report,  1905,  introduction). 

168.  Andrew  Dexter,  Jr.,  son  of  Andrew  and  brother  of 
Samuel  Dexter,  of  Boston,  was  one  of  the  original  stockholders 
of  the  Detroit  Bank  and  owned  1,000  shares.  Both  his  father 
and  brother  came  to  Detroit  authorized  to  co-operate  with  the 
Detroit  people  in  organizing  a  bank.  The  elder  Andrew  was  an 
older  brother  of  Samuel  Dexter,  Secretary  of  War  in  1800  and 
Secretary  of  the  Treasury.  Andrew,  Sr.,  was  a  merchant  in  Bos- 
ton. Andrew,  Jr.,  was  a  lawyer  and  banker.  He  built  the  Bos- 
ton Exchange,  was  president  of  the  Boston  Bank  about  the  time 
he  was  negotiating  for  the  bank  in  Detroit.  He  was  the  founder 
of  Montgomery,  Alabama,  and  died  there  of  yellow  fever,  No- 
vember 2.  1837.  It  was  his  cousin,  Judge  Samuel  W.  Dexter,  son 
of  Samuel  Dexter,  Secretary  of  War,  in  whose  honor  Dexter, 
Michigan,  was  named.  {See  Dexter  Genealogy,  New  York, 
1904). 

169.  Mary,  or  Polly  Ball,  was  a  waiting  maid  for  James 
Henry.  She  was  30  years  old  when  James  Henry  put  in  an  appli- 
cation for  her  donation  lot,  October  15,  1806.  {Original  manu- 
scripts. Petition  No.  17,  etc.). 

170.  John  Burnett  was  the  second  son  of  William  Burnett 
and  Kakima  (Cakima),  an  Indian  prijicess,  sister  of  Chief  Top- 
inabee.     His  father  was  an  Indian  trader  and  he  gave  his  children 


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all  the  best  advantages  of  the  day,  sending  them  to  Detroit  to  be 
educated.  John  was  an  ensign  in  the  militia  in  1805  and  second 
adjutant  with  the  rank  of  lieutenant  in  1807.  His  sister  Rebecca 
was  educated  in  the  May  family  and  remained  there  23  years. 
Her  daughter,  Martha,  married  Francis  Palms.  Rebecca  Burnett 
was  buried  at  Detroit,  May  17,  1811,  aged  50  years,  in  the  pres- 
ence of  Francis  Palms.  (Michigan  Pioneer  Collections,  Volume 
30;  Denissen's  Genealogies). 

171.  Abraham  Cook  was  born  in  Trenton,  New  Jersey,  in 
1774,  son  of  a  farmer.  Tradition  says  that  the  became  a  drummer 
in  the  regular  army  when  20  years  old  and  probably  came  to 
Detroit  in  1796.  He  came  here  as  an  orphan  with  no  relatives 
except  a  sister,  Mrs.  Dickson,  of  Ypsilanti.  He  was  quite  suc- 
cessful in  the  lumber  business  in  Detroit  and  in  general  trade. 
He  married  Jane  Thorn  {See  Note  51)  and  kept  a  boarding 
house  in  Detroit.  At  the  time  of  the  fire  he  lost  everything.  An 
inventory  of  his  losses  totaled  $897.50.  After  the  fire  he  built  a 
house  upon  land  which  proved  to  be  lot  10,  section  1,  and  a  deed 
of  this  lot  was  made  out  to  him  after  some  controversy.  He  was 
enrolled  in  the  militia  during  the  war  of  1812  and  lost  a  finger 
on  his  left  hand  in  a  skirmish.  When  Proctor  ordered  many  of 
the  citizens  to  leave  the  city,  he  was  passed  over.  He  acquired  a 
great  deal  of  land  in  Hamtramck  Township  between  1811  and 
1818,  moved  his  family  there  and  took  up  his  residence.  In  1826 
his  wife  died  and  he  moved  into  the  city  on  the  north  side  of 
Atwater  Street,  between  Rivard  and  Riopelle.  He  afterwards 
married  Mrs.  William  Thorn,  whose  maiden  name  was  Elizabeth 
Cottrell.  Mrs.  Thorn  was  the  widow  of  a  brother  of  the  first 
Mrs.  Abraham  Cook.  Mr.  Cook  died  at  his  Atwater  Street  resi- 
dence, December  28,  1817.  His  children,  all  by  his  first  marriage, 
were :  Henry  Snelling  Cook,  who  died  in  boyhood ;  Richard  Cook, 
who  died  unmarried;  John  Cook,  who  died  unmarried  in  Cali- 
fornia ;  Otis  Cook,  unmarried ;  James  H.  Cook ;  Joseph  Cook ; 
Eliza  Cook,  who  married  first  Thomas  S.  Knapp,  and  second, 
John  Owen ;  and  Jane  Cook,  who  married  John  Owen.  {Ste- 
phen's Elm  Park  subdivision  abstract,  Abraham  Cook's  estate, 
Probate  File  1432;  Scrap  Book  5,  page  55,  Burton  Library). 

172.  Angelique  Cadoret,  daughter  of  Mrs.  Ursule  Cadoret, 
was  born  at  Detroit,  March  11,  1786,  married  February  10.  1807, 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  209 

Joseph  Chulde  dit  Belair,  who  was  born  in  1764.     His  first  wife 
was  Jean  Revau  dit  Lajeunesse.     {Denissen's  Genealogies). 

173.  Henry  Jackson  Hunt,  the  eldest  son  of  Col.  Thomas 
Hunt,  of  Revolutionary  fame,  was  born  at  Watertown,  Massachu- 
setts, in  1788,  and  went  west  with  his  father  to  Wayne  County, 
Indiana,  in  1798.  They  soon  came  to  Detroit.  Thomas  Hunt 
died  at  Belle  Fontaine,  Missouri,  August  18,  1809,  leaving  seven 
sons  and  four  daughters  for  Henry  to  help  bring  up.  He  became 
one  of  the  leading  merchants  of  Detroit  and  also  held  many  pub- 
lic offices.  He  started  to  practice  law  with  his  brother-in-law, 
Abraham  Edwards,  after  the  war  of  1812.  In  1826  he  was 
elected  mayor  of  the  city,  but  died  September  15,  1826,  before 
the  expiration  of  his  term.  His  wife  was  Ann  Mcintosh,  daugh- 
ter of.  Angus  Mcintosh,  of  Sandwich.  In  1S36  she  became  en- 
gaged to  marry  Capt.  Daniel  Baker,  U.  S.  A.,  but  he  died  before 
they  were  married.  She  died  at  Detroit,  December  14,  1856. 
{Scrap  Book  No.  3,  pages  156-7,  Burton  Library;  Gateway^ 
February,  1905,  page  33). 

174.  George  Hoffman  was  the  son  of  Christian  and  Anna 
Hoffman.  Christian  was  born  October  7,  1757,  and  Anna,  Aug- 
ust 6,  1765.  Their  children  were:  Peter,  born  July  15,  1779; 
George,  born  January  29,  1783;  Joseph,  May  27,  1784;  John, 
June  22,  1786;  Rachel,  January  ]8,  1789;  Daniel,  July  27,  1791  ; 
Abraham,  September  16,  1794 ;  Adam  and  Catharine,  ]\larch  4, 
1797;  Margaret,  November  21,  179S;  David,  November  10,  1804. 
George  was  postmaster  at  Woodstock,  Virginia,  in  1801-2  and 
was  appointed  postmaster  at  Detroit,  Michigan,  July  29,  1805. 
He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  after  coming  to  Detroit,  September 
17,  1805,  and  served,  in  1806,  as  collector  of  customs  and  in- 
spector of  the  post  at  Michilimackinac.  On  February  15,  1806, 
he  married  Margarctta  Audrain.  He  died  March  2,  1810,  leav- 
ing a  widow  and  a  son,  George  Washington  Hoffman.  His 
widow  was  married  December  2,  1813,  by  Stephen  Lindsley,. 
chaplain  U.  S.  A.,  to  Col.  Samuel  Welles.  (Michigan  Pioneer 
Collections,  Volumes  36.  37;  Manuscript  records.  Burton  Lib- 
rary). 

175.  Dr.  William  McCoskry  was  a  brother  of  Dr.  Samuel 
Allen  McCoskry,  of  Revolutionary  fame,  and  uncle  of  Bishop 
Samuel  Allen  McCoskry,  of  Detroit.  He  was  born  in  Carlisle, 
Pennsylvania,  about  1763,  and  upon  the  formation  of  the  legion- 


210        GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

ary  army  under  Gen.  Anthony  Wayne  in  1792,  was  appointed 
surgeon  mate  in  the  second  sub-legion  and  followed  the  army 
for  more  than  two  years.  He  accompanied  the  army  of  Wayne 
to  Detroit  in  l'i9G  and  there  remained  army  surgeon  for  some- 
time. He  resigned  his  position  in  1803  and  then  took  up  private 
practice.  On  September  21,  1814;  he  married  Felicite  Chambers. 
They  lived  in  a  house  on  the  corner  of  Woodbridge  and  Randolph 
Streets,  opposite  the  Steamboat  or  Wood  worth's  tavern,  and  Wil- 
liam died  there  May  16,  1831,  leaving  his  wife,  Felicite,  a  daugh- 
ter, Caroline,  and  a  son,  Alfred.  {Michigan  Pioneer  Collections, 
Volume  3G ;  Detroit  Free  Press  and  Michigan  Intelligencer,  May 
19,  1831.) 

17 oa.  Theophilus  Mette,  son  of  Joseph  Mette  and  Catherine 
Dufour,  was  born  on  the  Ottawa  coast  or  the  south  side  .of  the 
Detroit  River  on  the  morning  of  November  24,  1764.  He  mar- 
ried at  Assumption,  Sandwich,  May  14,  1787,  Catherine  Peltier, 
who  was  born  at  that  place  July  30,  1771,  daughter  of  Andrew 
Peltier  and  Catharine  Meloche.     {Denissen's  Genealogies). 

176.  Joseph  Pinard  was  a  hired  man  in  the  Abbott  family. 
He  died  August  14,  1814,  aged  about  60  years,  and  was  buried  on 
the  15th  in  the  presence  of  Francois  Gobeil  and  Etienne  Dubois, 
chanter.     {Ste.  Anne's  Church  Records;  Original  documents) . 

177.  Andre  Raimon  was  an  inhabitant  of  the  town  at  the 
time  of  the  fire  and  was  living  with  William  McD.  Scott,  on 
October  31,  1806,  when  he  petitioned  for  lots  for  himself  and 
wife.  He  died  before  1824  and  Melvin  Dorr  was  administrator 
of  his  estate.  (Hubbard  and  O'Flynn  abstracts;  Original  peti- 
tions). 

178.  These  were  "Park  lots." 

179.  Patrick  Fitzpatrick  was  a  mariner  and  figured  in  a  law 
suit,  tried  by  Sibley,  as  early  as  1800.  He  remained  in  Detroit 
for  some  years,  his  name  appearing  in  Ste.  Anne's  Church  rec- 
ords as  late  as  July  31,  1822.     {Sibley  Papers). 

180.  George  McDougall  was  the  son  of  George  McDougall 
and  Mary  Frances  Navarre.  He  became  one  of  the  prominent 
men  of  Detroit  and  held  many  important  offices.  He  was  admit- 
ted to  the  bar  October  11,  1811,  and  was  actively  interested  in 
the  war  of  1812.  He  never  married.  He  spent  his  declining 
years  as  lighthouse  keeper  for  the  government  on  St.  Clair  River 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  211 

and  died  there  in  1833.     (Michigan  Pioneer  Collections,  Volume 
36,  pages  21U-211 ;  Sketch  of  McDougall  by  C.  M.  Burton). 

181.  John  Palmer  was  an  Irishman,  who  came  to  Detroit 
about  the  time  of  the  fire  and  kept  an  inn.  He  was  married  by 
civil  marriage  to  Archange  Trembly.  They  had  six  children. 
At  the  time  Palmer's  estate  was  probated,  February  28,  1831, 
four  of  the  children,  Thomas,  Oliver  Perry,  Ruthy  Ann,  Mary 
Ann,  were  under  fourteen  years  of  age.  Palmer  died  in  Decem- 
ber, 1826,  and  his  wife  married  William  Simmons.  There  was 
another  John  Palmer,  brother  of  Thomas  and  Friend  Palmer, 
who  came  to  Detroit  about  the  same  time.  {Ste.  Anne  Church 
records;  C.  M.  Burton). 

182.  Jacob  Sanders  was  the  son  of  John  Sanders,  of  the  firm 
Sanders  &  Ogden.  John  Sanders  lived  at  Scotia,  near  Schenec- 
tady, New  York.  Jacob  came  to  Detroit  for  a  few  months  to 
look  after  the  business  of  the  firm  during  the  illness  of  Robert, 
his  brother,  who  was  agent  from  1806-1810.  (Sanders  letters, 
Burton  Library). 

183.  Daniel  Stevens  was  a  blacksmith  in  Detroit.  He  pur- 
chased these  lots  and  also  a  piece  of  land  on  the  Cote  de  Poux  of 
James  May.  He  was  in  the  employ  of  James  Henry  and  William 
Russell  in  1808-1809.     {Manuscripts,  Burton  Library). 

184.  John  R.  W'illiams,  son  of  Thomas  Williams,  first  mayor 
of  Detroit.  (Sketch  of  life  in  Farmer's  History  of  Detroit  and 
Michigan,  Volume  2,  page  1031). 

185.  Major  John  Whipple  came  from  Massachusetts  to  the 
Northwest  Territory  shortly  after  1?96.  He  was  an  officer  in  the 
United  States  army,  stationed  at  Detroit  and  was  a  friend  of 
Hull's,  through  whose  influence  he  received  an  appointment  as 
associate  judge  of  the  territorial  district  court  in  180!).  In  1818 
he  was  proprietor  of  the  Mansion  House  and  kept  this  until  1824. 
He  was  register  of  deeds  from  1826  to  1830  and  in  that  year  was 
appointed  keeper  of  the  lighthouse  at. La  Plaisance  Bay.  In  1800 
he  married  Archange  Pelletier  and  had  a  large  family  of  children. 

(1)  Charles  Wiley,  married  Margarite  Anne  Brooks,  daugh- 
ter of  Col.  Edward  Brooks  and  Margaret  Ann  May,  daughter 
of  Judge  James  May,  February  2,  1836.  Judge  Charles  Whipple 
died  at  Niles,  Michigan,  October  25.  1855,  aged  50  years. 

(2)  George  Askine,  born  August  20,  1807. 


212        GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

(3)  James  Burbick,  born  1802,  married  Sophia  Godfroy, 
daughter  of  Col.  Gabriel  Godfroy  and  Theresa  Bondy,  January 
8,  1828.  After  the  death  of  his  wife,  Mr.  Whipple  married  Anne 
Audrain,  November  2,  1843.  At  the  time  of  this  marriage  he 
was  41  years  and  she  43. 

(4)  Henry  L.  Whipple,  born  August  24,  1816;  died  at  Lan- 
sing, Michigan,  October  26,  1849,  aged  33  years.  His  wife  was 
Caroline  A.  Bulkley.  They  were  married  November  19,  1845. 
She  married  Harvey  Mixer,  June  1,  1864. 

(5)  Eliza  Susan,  born  September  3,  1824,  married  Charles 
Conaghan  ( Conahan ) . 

(6)  Elizabeth  Whipple  (name  found  in  the  records  of  Ste. 
Anne's  Church). 

(7)  Mary  Anne  Walcott,  born  April  6,  1820,  died  unmar- 
ried. 

(8)  William  L.  Whipple  married  Louisa  Fairchild,  June  9, 
1851.  He  died  November  16,  1862,  aged  41  years.  At  the  time 
of  his  death  in  Nashville,  Tennessee,  he  was  a  lieutenant  colonel 
in  the  American  army. 

(9)  Caroline  Hull  Whipple  died  November  10,  1878,  unmar- 
ried. 

(10)  Sophia  Whipple,  born  April  24,  1818,  died  January  3, 
1839,  aged  19  years. 

(11)  Sophia  Catherine  Whipple,  born  May  10,  1830,  married 
Edwin  Adolphus  Skinner,  September  6,  1848. 

(12)  Margaretha  Torry  Whipple  married  Charles  Hyde, 
May  11,  1854. 

(13)  Samuel  Whipple  married. 

(14)    John  L.  Whipple  married  Ann  Eliza ,  who  was 

born  in  1820  and  died  October  4,  1869.    He  died  April  13,  1873, 
in  his  seventy-third  year. 

(15)  Ann  Hunt  Whipple  married  Peter  Desnoyers,  April 
10,  1837.  He  died  in  1880.  She  was  his  second  wife.  (See 
Note  223).  She  died  June  23,  1877,  aged  65  years.  (C.  M.  B.) 
186.  The  ten  thousand  acres  of  public  lands  included  what 
is  now  called  the  "Park  lots"  and  the  "Ten  Thousand  Acre 
Tract."  The  Park  lots  were  lots  lying  on  both  sides  of  W^ood- 
ward  Avenue  and  extending  northwards  for  nearly  two  and  a 
half  miles  from  Adams  Avenue.  The  governor  and  judges  were 
ordered  to  have  these  surveyed  and  James  McCloskey,  surveyor. 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  213 

was  instructed  "to  commence  his  survey  northwest  of  the  street 
which  runs  through  Grand  Circus,  parallel  with  the  same  street 
and  to  begin  with  lots  of  five  acres,  and  increase  the  size  of  lots 
as  he  proceeds.  The  Ten  Thousand  Acre  Tract  was  not,  how- 
ever, surveyed  until  181G,  and  then  by  Joseph  Fletcher. 
(Farmer's  History  of  Detroit  and  Michigan,  Volume  1,  pages  25 
and  26). 

187.  Captain  James  Anderson  figures  in  a  law  suit  with 
George  Meldrum  as  early  as  1802  and  buys  brandy  in  Detroit  in 
August  and  September,  1805.  He  was  appointed  captain  in  the 
first  regiment,  October  4,  1805.  He  appears  to  have  built  upon 
lot  10,  section  4,  and  to  have  settled  with  William  Allen,  who 
drew  the  lot  as  his  donation.  There  is  some  confusion  in  the 
original  records  over  James  Anderson  and  John  Anderson.  John 
Gentle,  in  his  articles  printed  in  the  Pittsburgh  Commonwealth 
at  the  time,  says  that  Captain  Anderson  was  not  a  resident  of 
Detroit.  He  was,  however,  retained  by  Sibley  in  a  case,  August 
5,  1806.  In  ISO?  he  signed  the  petition  for  a  lot  for  a  Presby- 
terian Church.  (Original  manuscript  ledgers,  etc..  Burton  Lib- 
rary). 

188.  William  Smith,  of  the  firm  of  Forsyth  &  Smith,  mer- 
chants. (Supreme  Court  Records  of  Michigan,  1805-1014,  pages 
169-170). 

189.  "Rough  Minutes"  No.  2B  contains  no  reference  to  land 
transactions.  It  contains  only  the  proceedings  of  the  governor 
and  judges  in  their  legislative  capacity.  There  is  no  record  of 
the  governor  and  judges  meeting  again  in  their  capacity  of  land 
commissioners  until  January  16,  1811  (Rough  minutes,  C-3),  and 
they  continue  their  meetings  at  irregular  times  through  August 
12,  1812.  (Rough  minutes  D-i).  During  the  war  there  are  no 
records  and  the  land  commissioners  did  not  meet  again  until 
November  6,  1815. 

190.  Governor  Cass  assumed  the  responsibilities  of  the  ofifice 
of  governor  of  Michigan  Territory  in  October,  1813,  and  held 
that  office  for  eighteen  years,  when  he  was  appointed  Secretary 
of  War  in  Jackson's  cabinet. 

191.  (See  Note  Id). 

192.  Hon.  Josiah  Meigs  was  a  younger  brother  of  Return 
Jonathan  ]\Ieigs,  of  Revolutionary  and  Indian  War  fame.  He 
was  an  educator  and  scientist.     He  was  appointed  commissioner 


214  GOVERNOR   AITD   JUDGES'    RECORDS 

of  the  general  land  office  of  the  United  States  in  181-1,  and  held 
that  office  until  his  death  in  1822.  {Appleton's  Cyclopedia  of 
American  Biography). 

193.  Edward  Tiffin  (born  1766  and  died  1829)  was  the  first 
governor  of  Ohio.  He  graduated  in  medicine.  In  1812  he  was 
appointed  the  first  commissioner  of  the  general  land  office.  {Ap- 
pleton's). 

194.  Aaron  Greeley  was  born  at  Hopkinton,  New  Hamp- 
shire, April  25,  1773.  He  was  a  school  teacher  in  his  early  days, 
but  later  learned  surveying  and  became  one  of  the  government 
surveyors.  He  came  to  Detroit  in  1807  to  survey  private  claims 
and  remained  here  during  the  war  of  1812.  He  was  taken  pris- 
oner at  Hull's  surrender  and  through  the  efiforts  of  his  wife 
obtained  his  freedom.  He  returned  to  New  Hampshire  until 
after  the  war,  and  then  went  to  Canada.  He  died  January  17, 
1820,  on  a  surveying  expedition  and  only  the  Indians  knew  his 
resting  place.  He  was  married  at  Murray,  Canada,  September 
11,  1803,  to  Margaret  Rogers,  daughter  of  Col.  James  and  Mar- 
garet (McGregor)  Rogers.  {See  Greeley  Genealogy,  1905,  page 
194). 

195.  Col.  Joseph  Wampler  came  from  Tuscarawas  County, 
Ohio.  Not  very  much  can  be  learned  of  him,  but  he  was  com- 
monly understood  among  the  early  settlers  to  be  a  Methodist 
preacher.  He  was  appointed  deputy  surveyor-general  and  as- 
signed a  contract  to  survey  the  Territory  of  Michigan.  The  con- 
tract bore  the  date  of  October  18,  1816,  and  comprised  the  sub- 
divisional  survey  of  eighteen  townships  in  eastern  Michigan.  He 
entered  upon  his  work  the  following  February.  In  1821  Tiffin 
gave  him  another  contract  to  survey  in  Michigan,  this  time  Oak- 
land County.  {Michigan  Pioneer  Collections,  Volumes  17  and 
36). 

196.  Austin  E.  Wing,  son  of  Enoch  and  Mary  (Oliver) 
Wing,  was  born  at  Conway,  Massachusetts,  February  3,  1792. 
He  came  as  a  lad  with  his  father  to  Marietta,  Ohio.  He  gradu- 
ated from  Williams  College,  Massachusetts,  in  1814,  and  imme- 
diately married  Harriet  Skinner  of  Williamstown,  Massachu- 
setts. Returning  to  Marietta,  he  entered  the  law  office  of  Gov. 
William  Woodbridge,  and  from  that  time  began  a  close  friend- 
ship, which  lasted  for  years.  He  accompanied  Woodbridge  and 
Cass  to  Michigan  and  there  spent  the  remainder  of  his  life.   He 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  215 

was  sheriff  of  the  Territory  for  a  number  of  years ;  United  States 
marshal  for  the  southern  division  of  the  state ;  representative  in 
congress,  1825-1829  and  1831-33,  and  regent  of  the  University 
of  Michigan.  While  in  Detroit  he  resided  on  Bates  Street.  Later 
he  moved  to  Monroe  and  was  representative  in  the  state  legisla- 
ture in  1842.  He  was  an  early  member  of  the  first  Presbyterian 
church  of  Detroit.  He  died  at  Cleveland,  August  24.  181!).  He 
had  one  son,  Talcott  E.  Wing,  of  Monroe  and  two  daughters, 
Eliza  Whittier,  of  Monroe,  and  Harriet  Mitchell,  of  Hillsdale, 
Michigan.  {See  Wing's  History  of  Monroe  County,  Michigan, 
page  151). 

197.  William  Woodbridge,  one  of  the  most  prominent  of 
Detroit's  early  lawyers,  secretary  of  the  Territory  of  ^J^ichigan, 
collector  of  Detroit,  governor  and  senator,  came  to  Detroit  in  the 
summer  of  1814. 

198.  Col.  Stephen  Mack,  founder  of  Pontiac,  was  born  in 
Connecticut  in  K63,  married  Temperance  Bond,  of  Gilsum,  New- 
Hampshire  ;  settled  in  Tunbridge,  Orange  County,  Vermont,  and 
engaged  in  mercantile  business.  In  1810  he  closed  up  his  Ver- 
mont business  and  came  to  Detroit,  where  he  again  became  a  mer- 
chant. During  the  war  of  1812  he  attained  the  rank  of  colonel. 
When  the  Pontiac  Company  was  formed  he  became  a  stockholder 
and  business  manager.  From  that  time  he  made  his  home  in 
Pontiac.  He  died  in  November,  1826.  {See  History  of  Oakland 
County,  Michigan,  Philadelphia,  1877,  pages  70-71). 

199.  This  order  was  rescinded  on  October  24th.  Colonel 
Hunt's  lots  in  that  section  were  35  and  36,  northwest  corner  of 
Woodbridge  and  Wayne  Streets,  at  that  time  on  the  edge  of  the 
water.     {See  this  volume  under  date  October  24th,  1816). 

200.  Gen.  Alexander  Macomb  was  the  seventh  child  of  Cath- 
arine Navarre  and  Alexander  Macomb,  who  were  married  in 
1778.  He  entered  the  army  as  cornet  of  cavalry  in  17!»!)  and  rose 
to  general-in-chief,  U.  S.  A.  He  was  author  of  several  works  on 
military  subjects  and  of  "Pontiac"  or  "Siege  of  Detroit,"  a 
drama.  Alexander,  Sr.,  was  a  brother  of  William  Macomb 
{See  Note  15),  whose  son,  John,  married  Isabella  Ramsay.  John 
died  June  29,  1815. 

201.  John  R.  Walker  (part  Indian)  was  the  second  husband 
of  Mrs.  Archibald  Horner.  He  died  at  Brownstown,  Michigan, 
in  January,   1826.     His  will  w^as  probated    {File  322,  Probate 


216        GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

Office)  and  his  wife  was  left  administratrix  February  11,  1826. 
They  had  two  children :  Catharine,  who  married  Robert  Wag- 
staff,  and  died  at  Trenton  in  184G,  and  John.  These  lots  had  been 
purchased  by  Archibald  Horner  in  1801).     {See  Note  54). 

202.  Richard  Pattinson  was  a  merchant  in  Detroit,  owner  of 
land  in  the  old  town  and  drew  as  his  donation  lot  number  3,  in 
section  1.  He  was  married  twice,  his  first  wife  being  Judith  de 
Joncaire  de  Chabert,  who  was  born  in  Detroit,  November  21, 
1783,  daughter  of  Philip  Daniel  de  Joncaire  de  Chabert  and 
Judith  Gouin.  Judith  Pattinson  was  buried  at  Assumption, 
Sandwich,  May  21,  1804,  and  Richard  married  Phyllis  Elinor 
(Nelly,  Ellen)  Askin,  daughter  of  John  Askin,  an  early  resident 

■of  Detroit.  Richard  Pattinson  died  in  Albany,  New  York,  and 
his  will  was  probated  there  March  3,  1818.  It  was  probated  in 
Detroit,  November  13,  1833,  and  mentioned  three  children,  Mary 
Ann,  daughter  of  the  first  marriage,  Richard  and  Ellen  Phyllis. 
Hugh  Pattinson,  an  early  trader  at  Detroit,  was  a  half  brother 
•of  Richard.     (Probate  File  No.  565;  Denissen's  Genealogies). 

203.  John  S.  Roby  did  an  extensive  forwarding  and  com- 
mission business  at  the  foot  of  Shelby  Street.  He  died  in  1825 
and  an  account  of  his  estate  was  heard  November  26,  1825,  and 
the  will  probated  June  4,  1827.  The  Roby  lot  on  the  south  side 
of  Jefferson  Avenue  was  sold  at  auction  subject  to  dower  of 
Hannah  Roby,  his  widow.  Besides  his  widow  he  was  survived 
by  three  sons  and  one  daughter.  Henry  Roby,  his  oldest  son, 
married  Mary  Palmer,  daughter  of  Thomas  and  sister  of  Thomas 
W.  Palmer,  and  lived  at  Monroe.  Ruel  and  John  were  the  other 
sons.  The  widow  died  in  August  1834,  a  victim  of  cholera. 
Sarah  C,  the  daughter,  died  December  8,  1834.  {Friend  Pal- 
mer's Early  Days  in  Detroit;  Detroit  Courier,  1834). 

204.  See  proceedings  of  the  board,  December  31,  1816,  this 
volume. 

205.  Gabriel  Richard  was  born  in  Saintes,  France,  October 
15,  1767  ;  left  that  country  April  9, 1792,  and  landed  in  Baltimore, 
Maryland,  June  24  of  the  same  year.  He  was  sent  to  Kaskaskia, 
Illinois,  as  a  missionary  to  the  Indians,  where  he  remained  six 
years.  He  came  to  Detroit  in  1797  and  took  charge  ai  the 
Church  Ste.  Anne.  In  1804  he  established  a  ladies'  seminary  and 
a  school  for  young  men.  When  Detroit  was  burned  in  1805  the 
church  was  also  destroyed.    After  the  fire  he  built  another  church 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  217 

and  started  a  new  school  for  girls.  He  was  always  closely  con- 
nected with  educational  movements  and  it  was  through  his  efforts 
that  a  university  was  started,  which  later  became  the  University 
of  Michigan.  He  purchased  the  Elliott  property  to  use  as  an 
academy  for  young  ladies.  He  was  representative  in  congress 
from  1825-1829,  and  died  of  cholera  September  13,  1832.  {See 
Gatezuay,  June,  1904,  page  26 ;  Farmer's  History  of  Detroit  and 
Michigan). 

206.  Matthew  Elliott  was  born  in  Ireland  between  1735  and 
1740,  and  came  to  America  in  1761.  He  was  a  soldier  in  Bou- 
quet's expedition  which  relieved  Fort  Pitt  at  the  time  of  the 
Indian  Conspiracy  in  1763.  After  the  Indian  wars  he  became  an 
Indian  trader,  making  his  headquarters  at  Pittsburgh.  During 
the  Revolution,  on  one  of  his  trips  to  Detroit,  he  was  arrested  as 
an  American  spy.  He  cleared  himself  and  in  1778  was  appointed 
captain  in  the  Indian  Department  at  Detroit.  He  served  through- 
out the  war  on  the  British  side  and  when  peace  was  established 
he  remained  in  Detroit,  where  he  obtained  a  city  lot  for  his  ser- 
vices in  the  war.  He  also  obtained  3,000  acres  of  land  near  Fort 
Maiden,  or  Amherstburg,  and  subsequently  another  grant  of 
1,000  acres.  Elliott  removed  to  his  Canadian  property  some  time 
before  the  fire,  was  appointed  assistant  agent  of  Indian  affairs 
and  finally  superintendent  of  Indian  aff'airs.  He  took  a  promi- 
nent part  in  the  war  of  1812  and  died  May  7,  1814.  His  wife  was 
Sarah  Donovan,  daughter  of  Matthew  Donovan.  (C.  M.  B.; 
see  Note  27). 

207.  Catholic  Church  property.  ,  {See  Mullett's  map  or 
lVoo(iward's  plan  of  city  after  fire  of  1805. 

208.  This  burial  ground  was  located  in  section  9,  and  in- 
cluded lots  29  to  33,  63  to  71,  on  the  south  side  of  Madison  Ave- 
nue, near  John  R.  Street. 

209.  Mrs.  Catherine  Donahoe  (Donaghey),  wife  of  George 
Donahoe,vvas  formerly  Catharine  Miller,  devisee  in  the  will  of 
Peter  Curry.  She  and  her  husband  were  appointed  administra- 
tors of  the  estate  of  Peter  Curry  in  default  of  John  Gentle  and 
Aaron  Greeley,  and  filed  their  bonds  August  25,  1814.  This  lot 
was  in  section  eight.     {See  Note  93  ;  file  70,  Probate  Office). 

210.  The  old  Indian  Blacksmith  Shop,  alluded  to,  is  supposed 
to  have  stood  on  the  part  of  lot  52  (or  51  and  52),  section  4,  not 
conveyed  away  by  the  governor  and  judges  and  to  have  been  con- 


218        GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

nected  with  the  carpenter  shop  near  the  northwest  corner  of  Ran- 
dolph and  Woodbridge  Streets  of  today.  (Hubbard  and  O'Flynn 
abstracts). 

211.  Maj.  Abraham  Edwards,  the  eldest  son  of  Capt.  Aaron 
Edwards,  was  born  at  Springfield,  New  Jersey,  November  17, 
1781,  and  licensed  to  practice  medicine  in  1803.  In  June,  1804, 
he  was  appointed  by  President  Jefferson,  garrison  surgeon,  and 
by  General  Dearborn,  Secretary  of  War,  was  ordered  to  Fort 
Wayne,  Indiana,  where  in  June,  1805,  he  married  Ruth  Hunt, 
eldest  daughter  of  Col.  Thomas  Hunt  and  sister  of  Henry  Jack- 
son Hunt.  Dr.  Edwards  was  appointed  surgeon  of  the  Fourth 
United  States  Infantry  by  General  Hull,  and  also  had  charge  of 
the  medical  department  of  the  army  as  hospital  surgeon  during 
the  war  of  1812.  He  was  paroled  by  Brock  after  the  surrender 
of  Detroit  and  returned  to  his  home,  which  had  been  at  Dayton, 
Ohio.  In  November,  1813,  he  again  returned  to  Detroit,  and 
from  there  was  ordered  to  Albany  to  Hull's  trial.  After  the  war 
he  removed  to  Detroit,  where  he  held  many  military  and  civil 
offices.  He  was  president  of  the  first  legislative  council,  1824. 
In  1831  he  was  appointed  register  of  the  United  States  land  office 
for  the  western  district  of  Michigan.  He  removed  to  the  western 
part  of  the  State  of  Michigan  in  1828  and  in  1834  settled  in  Kala- 
mazoo, where  he  lived  until  his  death,  October  22,  1860.  He  had 
three  sons,  Colonel  Thomas,  Henry  and  Oliver  and  four  daugh- 
ters, Mrs.  James  Walter,  Mrs.  M.  Joy,  of  Kalamazoo ;  Mrs. 
Thomas  Atlee,  of  Washington,  and  Mrs.  Alice  Campau.  who 
later  married  James  Scott,  of  Detroit.  (See  Michigan  Pioneer 
Collections,  Volume  5,  page  373-375 ;  Edivards'  Manuscripts, 
Diary  of  Detroit,  Volume  3,  page  G26). 

212.  Thomas  Rowland  and  Mrs.  Hanks.     (See  Note  64). 

213.  Section  three. 

214.  Abraham  Wendell  was  born  in  1701.  He  and  his  brother 
Tunis  came  from  Albany,  New  York,  about  1812,  and  established 
themselves  as  merchants.  Abraham's  name  appeared  on  the 
highway  tax  roll  for  district  five  in  that  year.  In  1819  he  was  a 
trustee  of  the  town  and  also  its  treasurer.  From  1833-1843  he 
served  as  collector  of  customs  at  Michilimackinac.  He  married 
Mary  Geneveva  (Mariah  Ann  Jane)  Meldrum,  daughter  of 
George  Meldrum.     (See  Note  8;  Michigan  Pioneer  Collections). 

215.  See  Note  208. 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  219 

216.  The  Protestant  burial  ground  was  in  section  1,  lots  61 
and  62,  on  the  east  side  of  Woodward  Avenue,  between  Larned 
and  Congress  Streets,  and  is  probably  the  same  as  that  shown  on 
the  maps  of  1749  and  1796.  In  1818  it  was  known  as  the  English 
burying  ground.  On  July  26,  1819,  the  governor  and  judges 
granted  lands  to  the  first  Protestant  Society  which  included  lots 
58  to  62  (covering  cemetery  ground).  The  deed  was  executed 
December  9,  1825,  and  recorded  December  21,  the  same  year. 
{Farmers  History  of  Detroit  and  Michigan;  Hubbard  and 
O'Flynn's  abstracts). 

217.  Shubael  Conant  was  a  bachelor  and  came  from  Ver- 
mont. He  was  at  one  time  of  the  firm,  Mack  &  Conant,  mer- 
chants, and  at  another  Emerson,  Mack  &  Conant.  He  owned 
stock  in  the  Pontiac  Company  and  property  on  the  southwest 
corner  of  Oris  wold  and  Jefferson  Avenue,  where  he  lived  in  a  log 
house  until  shortly  before  his  death.  In  1826  he  was  appointed 
division  quartermaster  of  militia.  He  died  at  Detroit,  July  16, 
1867,  and  was  survived  by  a  brother.  Dr.  Horatio  Conant;  two 
sisters,  Eliza  Sackett  and  Caroline  Hawley ;  three  nieces,  Mrs. 
Martha  C.  Tillman,  wife  of  J.  W.  Tillman;  Helen  M.  Armitage, 
and  Sarah  Hogarth ;  and  three  nephews,  John  S.  Conant,  Harry 
A.  Conant  and  Austin  B.  Conant.  {Probate  File  5461 ;  Michigan 
Pioneer  Collections). 

218.  John  Stockton  was  one  of  the  early  settlers  of  ]Mt. 
Clemens,  going  there  in  1817.  He  married  Mary  Allen,  a  step- 
daughter of  Judge  Christian  Clemens,  while  the  family  was  living 
at  Detroit.  The  lot  here  purchased  (lot  5)  was  in  section  3,  but 
was  relinquished  because  it  fell  in  the  public  garden.  He  died  at 
Mt.  Clemens,  November  2Q>,  1878,  aged  88  years.  (History  of 
Macomb  County,  1882,  page  239 ;  Hubbard  and  O'Flynn  ab- 
stracts). 

219.  Charley  Larned,  later  Gen.  Charles  Larned,  was  the  son 
of  Simon  Larned,  of  Pittsfield,  Massachusetts.  He  was  born  at 
Pittsfield ;  graduated  from  Williams  College  in  1806  and  in  1812 
went  to  Kentucky  to  study  law  in  the  office  of  Henry  Clay. 
Instead  of  studying  he  joined  the  Kentucky  regiment  as  an  officer 
and  under  General  Winchester  was  in  the  battle  of  River  Raisin. 
After  the  war  Larned  settled  in  Detroit,  where  he  practiced  law. 
Early  in  1816  he  went  to  Washington,  wliere  he  married  Sylvia 
Colt  and  returned  to  Detroit.     For  a  while  they  lived  with  Mr. 


220        GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

and  Mrs.  Austin  E.  Wing,  but  shortly  purchased  a  cottage  on  the 
southwest  corner  of  Woodward  Avenue  and  Larned  Street.  He 
died  of  cholera,  August  1-i,  1834.  His  wife  died  August  24, 
1845.  Their  children  were:  Sylvester;  Catharine,  wife  of  John 
G.  Atterbury ;  Julia,  wife  of  Lewis  C.  Allen;  Jane,  wife  of  Gen. 
Alpheus  S.  Williams;  Mary,  wife  of  Alexander  K.  Howard,  son 
of  Col.  Joshua  Howard,  U.  S.  A. ;  Harriet,  wife  of  William  Rum- 
ney,  son  of  Robert  Rumney.  (Friend  Palmer's  Early  Days  in 
Detroit;  Early  Bench  and  Bar  of  Detroit,  page  113). 

220.  Benjamin  Stead  was  born  in  Leeds,  England,  October 
12,  1776;  married  Frances  Morley,  of  Nottingham,  April  19, 
1798,  and  came  to  America  in  1804.  He  came  to  Detroit  in  Sep- 
tember, 1815,  where  he  carried  on  a  tailoring  business  until  1820. 
He  then  sold  out  and  moved  to  a  farm  in  Macomb  County,  where 
he  spent  the  remainder  of  his  life.  He  died  in  Detroit,  Septem- 
ber 25,  1821,  while  on  a  visit  to  the  home  of  Major  McKinstry. 
Mrs.  Stead  died  June  14,  1818.  Their  children  were  as  follows: 
(1)  Mary,  bofn  1799,  died  in  infancy  in  Nottingham;  (2) 
Thomas,  born  in  1800,  died  in  infancy  in  Nottingham;  (3)  Mary, 
born  at  Nottingham,  October  5,  1802,  married  Shadrack  Gillett 
at  Detroit  January  27,  1825,  died  at  Detroit,  April  17,  1872 ;  (4) 
Thomas  Jefferson,  born  at  London,  England,  May  1,  1804,  and 
died  at  Providence,  Rhode  Island,  May  2,  1866;  (5)  Frances, 
born  at  Eastport,  Maine,  April  28,  1807,  married  Rev.  Lucries  C. 
Rouse,  May  1,  1839,  died  at  Colorado  Springs,  March  4,  1888 ; 
(6)  Benjamin  Franklin,  born  at  Boston,  Massachusetts,  January 
12,  1809,  died  at  Plattsburg,  New  York,  July  13,  1814;  (7)  John 
Hampton,  born  at  Hartford,  Vermont,  October  10,  1810,  and 
died  there  the  following  December;  (8)  John  Milton,  born  at 
Hartford,  Vermont,  September  16,  1811,  and  died  at  Whampoa, 
China,  October  20,  1829;  (9)  Benjamin  Franklin,  born  at  Pitts- 
burg, Pennsylvania,  February  22,  1815,  and  died  at  Astoria, 
Long  Island,  February  15,  1879;  (10)  Ann  Gazzam,  born  at 
Detroit,  April  26,  1817,  married  Samuel  Zug,  August  3,  1843,  and 
died  at  Detroit,  June  10,  1891,  leaving  two  children,  Robert  M. 
Zug  and  Mrs.  Mary  G.  Nichols.  (See  Gateway,  February,  1905, 
page  35  ;  Michigan  Pioneer  Collections,  Volume  36,  page  412). 

221.  John  Palmer.     (See  Note  181). 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  221 

222.  Water  lots :  These  water  lots  were  in  section  3,  and 
included  land  which  has  been  reclaimed  at  the  foot  of  Griswold 
Street  and  extending  from  there  to  Cass  Street. 

223.  John  L.  Leib  and  his  wife,  Margaretha  Vioner,  came 
originally  from  Philadelphia,  where  Mr.  Leib  had  a  brother,  Dr. 
Michael  Leib.  Mrs.  Leib  was  a  Quakeress.  They  lived  on  a 
farm  adjoining  the  Hunt's,  across  Bloody  Run  and  their  resi- 
dence was  situated  near  where  Berry  Brothers'  varnish  factory 
now  stands.  Mrs.  Leib  died  February  23,  1836,  aged  58  years. 
Mr.  Leib  died  April  16,  1838,  aged  7L    Their  children  were: 

(1)  George,  who  married  Emily  Desnoyers,  December  25, 
1821.  She  was  the  daughter  of  Peter  Desnoyers  and  died  aged 
32,  on  May  10,  1838. 

(2)  James  Ronald; on,  who  died  unmarried  October  8,  1842, 
aged  37  years. 

(3)  Milicent  D.,  who  married  William  B.  Hunt,  April  29,. 
1824.    She  died  February  26,  1841. 

(4)  Caroline  J.  B.,  who  married  Peter  Desnoyers.  After 
her  death  he  married  Ann  H.  Whipple.  {See  Wayne  County- 
Probate  Office  File  578 ;  Wayne  County  Chancery  File  606 , 
Friend  Palmer's  Early  Days  in  Detroit). 

224.  George  B.  Larned  was  a  brother  of  Charles  Larned  and 
in  1816  married  Emily  Watson,  daughter  of  Elkanah  \\'atson,  of 
Erie  Canal  fame.  She  died  January,  1817,  and  Elkanah  came 
to  Detroit  that  summer.  Larned  carried  on  a  mercantile  business 
with  his  brother-in-law,  George  E.  Watson.  He  died  January  27, 
1825. 

225.  Lieutenant  Otis  Fisher  was  born  in  Massachusetts.  He 
served  in  the  war  of  1812  and  lost  an  arm  in  the  battle  of  Bridge- 
water.  Later  he  was  stationed  at  Detroit  as  quartermaster  of  the 
Fifth  Infantry.  He  was  about  to  retire  when  engaging  in  a  duel 
with  Capt.  John  Farley,  U.  S.  A.,  he  was  killed  at  Sandwich, 
May  3,  1820.  He  owned  a  farm  on  the  River  Rouge.  {Heit- 
mans  Historical  Register  and  Dictionary  of  the  Army;  Michigan 
Pioneer  Collections,  Volume  4,  page  473). 

226  Dr.  Sylvester  Day  went  to  Michilimackinac  as  surgeon's 
mate  at  the  garrison  as  early  as  1810.  He  and  his  family  resided 
on  Astor  Street  at  the  time  of  the  surrender  of  the  fort.  He  had 
one  son  named  Hannibal,  who  later  became  Gen.  Hannibal  Day. 
U.  S.  A.    After  leaving  Michilimackinac  they  resided  at  Detroit. 


222        GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

Dr.  Day  was  a  Mason  and  master  of  Zion  Lodge,  No.  62,  in 
1817.  The  same  year  he  subscribed  $350  toward  the  University 
Fund.  {Michigan  Pioneer  Collections;  Annals  of  Fort  Mack- 
inaw by  Kelton,  p.  46.) 

227.  Peter  Van  Avery  (Every)  was  a  mere  boy  when  he 
volunteered  in  the  war  in  1812.  He  was  made  prisoner  at  Hull's 
surrender,  taken  to  Montreal,  and  there  paroled.     He  returned 

to  Detroit  and  must  have  married  about  1815,  Amy  .     In 

1816  he  purchased  property  at  the  Grand  Marais,  where  the 
waterworks  are  now  located.  The  land  had  formerly  been  occu- 
pied by  Charles  Chovin  and  his  wife,  Louise.  Van  Avery  added 
to  the  building  already  on  the  land  and  made  it  into  a  tavern. 
He  also  built  a  distillery.  Here  the  Van  Averys  lived  until  1837, 
when  they  went  to  Franklin,  Oakland  County,  Mich.,  where 
Colonel  Van  Avery  erected  a  tavern,  a  mill,  distillery  and  potash- 
ery.  He  died  December  23,  1859.  {Oakland  County  History, 
1877,  pages  270  and  325.)  Mrs.  Van  Avery  came  to  Detroit  in 
August,  1805,  when  about  ten  years  old.  She  was  living  in  1872 
and  gave  testimony  in  a  law  suit  at  that  time.  {See  File  79,  Su- 
perior Court,  suit  begun  August  7,  1872;  Palme/s  Early  Days 
in  Detroit.) 

228.  Robert  Gouie  was  a  British  subject  and  after  living  on 
the  American  side  of  the  Detroit  River  for  some  time,  moved  to 
Sandwich.  He  was  engaged  in  trading  with  the  Indians,  Gabriel 
Hunot  being  his  agent.  He  was  in  Major  Baby's  company  of 
militia  in  1805  and  during  the  war  of  1812  served  in  Capt.  Pierre 
Labute's  company.  He  owned  private  claim  670  in  Springwells. 
{Askin  Papers,  Burton  Library.) 

229.  Sylvanus  Blackmar  was  a  farmer  and  in  1806  rented  a 
farm  of  Macomb  northwest  of  the  town,  situated  on  the  water 
front.  On  September  3,  1811,  he  was  appointed  marshal  of  the 
District  of  Huron  and  in  1819  was  clerk  of  the  Woodward  Ave- 
nue Market.     {Manuscripts,  Burton  Library.) 

230.  David  C.  McKinstry,  a  citizen  of  Detroit  and  Ypsilanti, 
Michigan,  was  engaged  in  various  enterprises.  He  was  the  con- 
tractor, who  with  Thomas  Palmer,  erected  the  State  Capitol  at 
Detroit  and  received  for  it  the  larger  part  of  the  Ten  Thousand 
Acre  Tract.  The  capitol  was  in  process  of  erection  from  1823 
to  1828.  In  the  meantime  he  opened'a  hotel  at  Ypsilanti  in  1826. 
He  was  extensively  engaged  in  furnishing  amusement  for  Detroit 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  223 

people.  In  1837  he  had  a  building  which  he  called  "The  Circus" 
but  which  he  leased  to  Warren  P.  Wing  and  Andrew  Mack  for  a 
planing  mill.  He  died  at  Ypsilanti  in  1856,  aged  78'  years. 
(C.  M.  B.) 

231.  Adna  I\Ierritt,  who  had  a  contract  for  the  mason  work 
on  the  jail  in  1819  and  on  the  court  house,  and  Peter  Willard,  his 
partner.  Adna  Alerritt  served  as  city  marshal  in  1824,  1825, 
1829.     In  1831  he  was  clerk  of  the  Woodward  Avenue  Market. 

232.  Her  husband  was  Benjamin  Packard. 

233.  Peter  Berthelet,  a  native  of  Savoy,  came  to  Montreal, 
Canada,  and  then  to  Detroit,  at  an  early  date.  He  was  interested 
in  the  fur  trade  with  Astor.  He  also  built  himself  a  pottery  at 
the  mouth  of  the  Savoyard  River,  near  the  intersection  of  West 
Jefferson  Avenue  and  Third  Street.  He  soon  acquired  a  great 
deal  of  land  along  Randolph  Street  running  down  to  the  river. 
His  son,  Henry,  was  closely  associated  with  him  in  business. 
Henry  lived  in  a  plain  unpainted  house  on  Atwater  Street  and 
was  on  the  tax  roll  in  1802  when  he  declared  that  he  owned  two 
lots  ^  arpent  in  front  by  Yj  arpent  in  depth,  two  houses,  one 
water  mill  and  one  horse.  He  was  trustee  of  the  town  in  1804 
and  1807.  In  1819  he  applied  to  build  a  wdiarf  at  the  foot  of 
Randolph.  He  seems  to  have  failed  in  business  about  this  time 
and  transferred  all  his  property  to  his  father,  who  was  probably 
his  creditor.  He  did  not  build  the  wharf  and  in  1824  his  father 
applied  for  the  contract  and  carried  out  the  project.  One  of 
the  conditions  was  that  he  should  build  "a  good  and  sufficient 
pump"  at  which  all  the  people  of  Detroit  should  have  the  right 
to  draw  water  free.  The  pump  was  also  built  and  was  used 
until  ]\Iay  19,  1835.  Another  condition  attached  to  the  building 
of  the  wharf  was  the  giving  of  a  city  lot  upon  which  he  should 
build  a  market.  Peter  died  in  1829  and  was  said  to  be  one  of  the 
richest  men  in  Canada.  His  will  was  probated  in  Montreal,  Jan- 
uary 22,  1830,  and  named  his  son,  Antoine  Oliver  Berthelet  as 
executor.  Henry  and  his  family  were  not  mentioned  as  heirs. 
(Fanner's  History  of  Detroit  and  Michigan;  Will  of  Peter  Berth- 
elet, Detroit  Free  Press,  May  10,  1885.)  Henry  owned  private 
claims  269,  270  and  655,  and  was  farming  in  1821. 

234.  John  Robinson.  See  Transactions  of  the  Goz'crnor  and 
Judges,  December  12,  1818,  this  volume. 

235.  See  Note  185. 


224        GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

236.  Joseph  Andre  (Andrew)  dit  Clark  had  a  rifle  shop  and 
dwelhng  house  on  the  east  side  of  Randolph  Street  north  of 
Jefferson  Avenue.  He  was  a  justice  of  the  peace  in  1815  and  in 
181-1  was  one  of  a  company  of  volunteers  raised  by  Cass  to  drive 
off  the  Indians,  who  camped  too  close  to  the  town  and  stole  the 
cattle.  On  October  16,  1804,  he  married  at  Assumption,  Sand- 
wich, Ontario,  Susanne  Drouillard,  who  was  born  there  Novem- 
ber 5,  1783,  daughter  of  Francis  Drouillard  and  Mary  Ann 
Villers.  Susan  died  and  was  buried  at  Detroit,  January  31,  1813. 
Joseph  married  again  at  Detroit,  July  29,  1813,  Clemence  Fear- 
son.  She  was  the  daughter  of  Capt.  John  Fearson  and  was  born 
November  3,  1794.  She  was  buried  at  Ste.  Anne's,  Detroit,  Feb- 
ruary 22,  1866.  {Ste.  Anne  Church  Records;  Detroit  Nezus- 
papers.) 

237.  Jean  Baptist  Belanger  was  the  son  of  Philip  Belanger, 
who  came  to  Detroit  January  13,  1771.  He  was  born  in  Detroit, 
January  29,  1784,  and  married  there,  August  20,  1804,  Marga- 
reta  Prudhomme  dit  Nantais,  who  was  also  born  in  Detroit,  July 
23,  1788,  daughter  of  Jean  B.  Prudhomme  dit  Nantais  and  Mary 
Ann  Dellard.  Jean  B.  Belanger  was  buried  at  Detroit,  October 
28,  1818.  His  wife  paid  a  license  fee  for  a  tavern  in  1820.  Their 
children  were : 

Jean  Baptist  Belanger,  born  at  Detroit,  May  13,  1805. 

Anthony  Belanger,  born  at  Detroit,  April  23,  1807. 

Oliver  Belanger,  born  at  Detroit,  April  3,  1809. 

Mary  Frances,  born  at  Detroit,  August  2,  1811,  buried  at 
Detroit,  November  11,  1813. 

Frances,  born  at  Detroit,  June  17,  1814,  married  at  Detroit, 
November  20,  1834,  Joseph  Daily. 

Mary,  born  at  Detroit,  July  19,  1816,  married  Thomas  Wil- 
son, buried  at  Detroit  July  5,  1844. 

Margaret,  born  at  Detroit,  February  7,  1819.  (Denissen's 
Genealogies.) 

238.  Jean  Baptist  Durette.     (See  Note  26.) 

239.  John  Askin  was  born  at  Strabane,  near  Belfast,  Ireland, 
about  1741.  His  father  was  James  Askin  (Erskine)  and  his 
mother  Alice  Rea.  John  Askin  came  to  America  during  the 
French  and  Indian  war  and  was  in  the  British  army  at  Ticonde- 
roga.  He  was  engaged  in  business  with  Robert  Rogers  at  Albany 
and  followed  him  to  the  Northwest  Territory  during  Pontiac's 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  225 

war.  His  first  wife  was  an  Indian  woman  by  whom  he  had  three 
children,  John ;  Catherine,  married,  first,  Wilham  Robertson,  and 
second,  Robert  B.  Hamihon ;  Aladelaine  married  Dr.  Richardson, 
a  Scotch  gentleman,  an  officer  of  Simcoe's  well-known  Rangers. 

On  June  21,  1773,  Askin  married  for  his  second  wife,  Marie 
Archange  Barthe,  daughter  of  Charles  Barthe  and  Therese  Cam- 
pau.    Nine  children  were  born : 

Therese,  born  1774,  married  Thomas  McKee. 

Archange,  born  1775,  married  Capt.  David  Meredith. 

John,  born  1779,  died  1780. 

John,  born  1783,  died  in  infancy. 

Adelaide,  born  1783,  twin  of  John,  married  Elijah  Brush,,  of 
Detroit. 

Charles,  born  1785,  was  in  the  war  of  1812  on  the  British  side. 

James,  born  178G,  also  served  on  the  British  side  in  the  war 
of  1812. 

Elinor  (Nelly,  Phyllis  Helene),  married  Richard  Pattinson. 
She  died  at  Riviere  a  la  Tranche  (River  Thames),  October  12,, 
1813,  aged  about  24  years. 

Alexander  David,  born  1791,  was  also  in  the  war  of  1812. 

In  1796,  when  Detroit  was  surrendered  to  the  Amsricans^ 
those  who  wished  to  remain  British  subjects  so  declared  them- 
selves. Askin  was  among  the  number.  He  did  not  leave  Detroit 
until  1802,  and  then  built  a  home  on  the  Canadian  shore  near 
modern  Walkerville,  which  he  called  Strabane.  Here  he  died 
in  1818.  {Denissen's  Genealogies;  Wacousta;  Mrs.  Simcoe's 
Diary;  Manuscripts  in  Burton  Library.) 

240.  The  Classical  Academy  was  in  the  University  Building, 
the  cornerstone  of  which  was  laid  September  24,  1817.  The 
building  was  24  by  50  feet  and  was  located  on  the  west  side  of 
Bates  Street  near  Congress  Street.  Ste.  Anne's  Church  was 
located  in  the  center  of  the  section  and  east  of  the  Academy. 

241.  David  Beard  was  a  contracting  agent  for  the  army  at 
Detroit  as  early  as  1810.  He  also  served  in  the  war  of  1812, 
Augustus  Porter,  Esq.,  of  New  York  State,  being  the  contractor. 
In  1814  Beard  had  removed  to  New  York  to  live  and  gave  tes- 
timony in  Hull's  trial.  During  his  residence  in  Detroit  he  pur- 
chased Peter  Curry's  farm,  private  claim  340.  {See  Memoir  of 
Hull,  page  77;  Manuscripts  in  Burton  Library.) 


226        GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

242.  The  "Vincent  lot"  took  its  name  from  James  Vincent, 
one  of  the  early  settlers  of  Detroit,  who  elected  to  become  a  Brit- 
ish subject  after  the  revolution.  He  lived  on  the  American  side 
for  many  years  and  ran  a  ferry  betw^een  Detroit  and  the  Canadian 
shore,  having  applied  for  a  permit  in  1800.  At  the  time  of  the 
fire  his  property  was  inventoried  at  $144.  He  drew  lot  64,  sec- 
tion 4,  old  plan  as  his  donation  lot,  which  was  also  drawn  by 
Conrad  Seek.  In  the  list  of  townspeople  made  out  by  Dodemead 
and  his  committee,  Vincent's  name  is  in  the  first  class  but  is 
marked  "dubious,  inquire  of  Mr.  Henry."  (Manuscripts  in  Bur- 
ton Library;  Diary  of  Detroit,  Manuscript.) 

244.  This  was  probably  Toussaint  Anthony  Adhemar  dit  St. 
Martin,  who  was  born  in  Montreal  and  came  to  Detroit  as  early 
as  August  24,  1769.  He  settled  there  about  17T2,  trading  with 
the  Miami  Indians  and  practicing  medicine  among  them.  Part  of 
the  time  he  resided  with  his  family  in  the  Indian  village.  He 
married  Geneveva  Blondeau  and  had  eight  children.  {Denis- 
sen's  Genealogies.) 

245.  Andrew  G.  Whitney  was  one  of  the  first  stockholders 
in  the  Bank  of  Michigan  in  1818.  He  held  many  offices  in  the 
town,  being  secretary  of  the  land  board  from  1822  to  1824,  city 
registrar  1822  to  1823,  judge  advocate  in  1823,  chairman  of  the 
board  of  trustees  of  the  town,  secretary  of  the  legislative  body 
1823-1825,  United  States  attorney  1824-1827,  and  appointed  to 
the  legislature  from  the  first  district  early  in  1826.  He  was  also 
director  of  the  Sunday  school  in  1819.  On  April  3,  1820,  he  mar- 
ried Ann  Eliza  Tallman,  daughter  of  John  Tallman,  at  one  time 
mayor  of  Hudson,  New  York.  Her  sister  was  Mrs.  John  L. 
Whiting.  Mr.  Whitney  died  October  5,  1826,  aged  39.  He  was 
much  loved  and  the  Rev.  Mr.  Cadle,  of  St.  Paul's  Church,  wrote 
a  poem  in  memory  of  him.  (Michigan  Herald,  October  11,  1826  ; 
Farmer's  History  of  Detroit  and  Michigan.) 

246.  The  Ridley  lot  fronted  on  Ste.  Anne  Street  of  old 
Detroit  at  the  corner  of  St.  Peter  Street  and  was  bounded  on  the 
rear  by  St.  James  Street.  It  was  across  St.  Peter  Street  from 
the  Ste.  Anne  Catholic  Church  and  not  far  from  old  Pontiac  gate. 
It  was  owned  by  Edward  Ridley  and  James  Bennett. 

247.  From  this  it  would  appear  that  Virginia  Street  was  that 
street  which  ran  from  the  present  (1915)  Farmer  Street  to  Ran- 
dolph Street  on  the  northwest  side  of  the  central  police  station, 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  227 


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which  is  today  called  Bates  Street.  At  that  time  (1818)  Bates 
Street  continued  north  on  the  present  Farmer  Street.  There  was 
another  street  called  Virginia  in  section  1,  but  this  was  converted 
into  building  lots  when  Congress  Street  was  extended  east  of 
Bates.    (^See  Hubbard  and  O'Flynn  Abstracts.) 

248.  In  1820  Harvey  Williams  had  a  blacksmith  shop  where 
the  Russell  House  stood  and  where  the  Pontchartrain  stands 
(1915).  His  dwelling  house  stood  on  the  same  lot  east  of  his 
shop.  The  year  before  this  he  worked  in  a  blacksmith  shop 
owned  by  Colonel  Alack.  In  1832  he  built  the  first  sawmill  in 
Detroit  on  land  at  the  foot  of  Hastings  Street,  purchased  from 
Antoine  Beaubien  by  Josiah  R.  Dorr,  C.  C.  Trowbridge  and  E.  A. 
Brush,  who  were  interested  in  the  project.  In  1847  he  was  resid- 
ing at  the  mouth  of  the  Kawkawlin  River  in  Saginaw  Valley 
with  his  wife  and  her  two  nieces.  Mr.  Williams  died  at  Saginaw 
in  1883.  {Michigan  Pioneer  Collections,  Vol.  18,  page  440;  Vol. 
28,  page  596.) 

249.  In  1817  John  P.  Sheldon  and  Ebenezer  A.  Reed  started 
the  Gazette,  the  first  number  appearing  July  25.  Sheldon  was  a 
native  of  New  York  and  was  bom  in  1792.  He  was  a  practical 
printer  in  Ogdensburg  in  1812  when  he  enlisted  in  the  New  York 
militia.  During  the  war  he  gained  the  rank  of  major.  He  was 
a  journeyman  printer  with  Thurlow  W'eed  at  Utica  for  some  time 
and  then  established  the  first  newspaper  published  in  Rochester. 
Early  in  1817  he  came  to  Detroit  and  established  the  Gazette. 
Ebenezer'  A.  Reed  was  originally  associated  with  Sheldon  in  the 
publication  of  the  paper  but  this  partnership  soon  ceased.  Shel- 
don remained  editor  and  proprietor  for  the  next  thirteen  years. 
He  was  editor  of  the  Free  Press  when  it  was  first  esiablished. 
In  1833  he  was  appointed  assistant  superintendent  of  the  lead 
mines  on  the  Upper  Mississippi  River  and  registrar  of  the  United 
States  land  offices  at  Mineral  Point,  Wisconsin.  Between  1840 
and  1850  he  was  a  clerk  in  one  of  the  departments  at  Washing- 
ton, and  in  1850  was  appointed  clerk  of  the  committee  on  pen- 
sions of  the  United  States  senate.  He  resigned  in  1801  and 
removed  to  Winfield,  Illinois,  where  he  spent  his  last  years  with 
a  daughter.  He  died  January  19,  1871,  aged  79  years.  Thomas 
C  Sheldon  was  his  brother  and  Sheldon  McKnight.  a  nephew. 
(Scrap  Book  2„  page  29,  Burton  Library.) 


228        GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

250.  Jonathan  Eastman,  husband  of  Eleanor  McNiff.     {See 
Note  64.) 

251.  {See  Note  216.) 

252.  Maurice  Willermy.     {See  Note  80.) 

253.  According   to   his    petition    for    a    donation    lot   drawn 
up  in  1822,  Rufus  Hatch  was  a  resident  of  Detroit  at  the  time 
of  the  fire,  1805,  at  which  time  he  claims  to  have  been  seventeen 
years  old.    He  received  lot  4,  section  7.    He  seems  to  have  lived 
in  a  number  of  places.    In  1817  he  was  a  justice  of  the  peace  for 
the  District  of  Huron,  in  1818  for  the  County  of  Macomb.     In 
1819  he  was  one  of  the  committee  of  citizens  who  endorsed  Wood- 
bridge  for  delegate  to  congress.    The  same  year  he  took  a  con- 
tract to  furnish  cord  wood  for  the  use  of  the  steamboat  Walk-in- 
the- Water.    He  was  a  Protestant  and  had  a  pew  in  the  Protestant 
church  which  he  offered  for  sale  in  1821.     In  1824  he  removed 
to  Oakland  County  with  the  expectation  of  receiving  the  appoint- 
ment of  county  clerk.     Disappointed  in  this  respect,  he  left  the 
place  and  may  have  returned  to  Detroit.     When  it  was  decided 
to  build  a  lighthouse  at  Fort  Gratiot  he  applied  for  the  position 
of  keeper,  and  was  appointed.     He  was  at  Fort  Gratiot  when  the 
lighthouse  was  completed  and  had  charge  of  it  from  August  8, 
1825,  until  his  death  in  September,  1825.     He  was  succeeded  by 
George  McDougall.     He  was  styled  "major"  and  had  formerly 
been  quartermaster  of  the  U.  S.  A.     His  wife  was  Harriet  M. 

.     {Michigan  Pioneer  Collections,  Vol.  36,  pages  470,  474 

and  475;  Detroit  Gazette,  1825;  Original  Manuscripts.) 

254.  In  1819  Horatio  Ball  surveyed  the  road  to  Pontiac  from 
the  causeway  built  by  the  troops  under  Colonel  Leavenworth  in 
1818.  He  was  a  son  of  Daniel  Ball  and  a  brother-in-law  of  Ziba 
Swan.  Hervey  Parke  was  one  of  the  party  on  this  occasion. 
Horatio  finally  settled  near  Pontiac.  {Michigan  Pioneer  Col- 
lections.) 

255.  Robert  Forsyth,  son  of  William  Forsyth,  was  born  at 
Grosse  Pointe  May  10,  1774.  When  the  Americans  finally  took 
Detroit  in  1796,  Forsyth  elected  to  remain  a  British  subject,  but 
he  evidently  changed  his  mind  as  he  lived  on  at  Detroit  for  many 
years,  owning  property  and  having  interests  there.  On. July  14, 
1801,  he  obtained  a  grant  of  land  in  Sandwich.  In  1808  he  was 
engaged  in  business  in  Chicago  with  his  half-brother,  John  Kinzie. 
On  April  20,  1809,  he  was  appointed  vice-marshal  for  the  Dis- 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  229 

trict  of  Huron  and  Detroit.  At  Hull's  surrender  he  was  made 
prisoner  and  was  paroled.  Proctor  accused  him  of  violating  his 
parole,  or  even  worse  than  that — of  being  in  the  American  army- 
while  a  British  subject.  Woodward  had  some  spirited  correspon- 
dence with  Proctor  regarding  Forsyth  and  proved  by  the  records 
of  the  Supreme  Court  that  Forsyth  had  be?n  admitted  to  citizen- 
ship on  May  15,  1812.  According  to  some  accounts  Forsyth  was 
married  twice,  but  there  are  no  records  of  either  marriage.  His 
first  wife  was  Mary  Scott,  and  their  children  were: 

(1)  Maria,  who  married  Benjamin  B.  Kercheval.  He  was 
born  in  Winchester,  Virginia,  April  9,  1793,  came  to  Detroit 
where  he  held  many  important  offices  in  the  territory  and  state, 
and  died  in  Detroit  March  23,  1855.  They  were  married  Jan- 
uary 18,  1821.  Maria  was  born  in  January,  1801,  and  died 
February  10,  1882. 

(2)  Robert  Allen  Forsyth  (who  is  mentioned  in  this  rec- 
ord) was  born  in  1798,  married  Maria  Howard,  sister  of  Henry 
Howard,  November  6,  1826.  She  died  October  4,  1890.  Howard 
was  elected  mayor  of  Detroit  in  1837.  Robert  Allen  Forsyth  is 
said  to  have  been  the  first  school  teacher  in  Chicago.  He  was  a 
cadet  at  West  Point  1814-1817,  major  in  the  U.  S.  A.,  and  died 
at  Detroit,  October  21,  1849. 

(3)  Alice  Marion  Forsyth  married  Lieut,  (later  major) 
Thomas  Hunt,  September  29,  1821.  She  died  in  Detroit  at  the 
residence  of  her  daughter,  Mrs.  Tripler,  and  granddaughter,  Mrs. 
Robinson,  June  18,  1888,  aged  85  years  and  six  months.  Thomas 
Hunt  was  the  brother  of  Henry  Jackson  Hunt  (see  Note  173), 
who  was  mayor  of  Detroit  in  182(),  and  of  John  E.  Hunt,  of 
Toledo. 

Robert  Forsyth's  second  wife  was  "Nancy"  or  Jane  Little. 
They  were  married  about  1808  or  09,  and  had  one  child,  Jane 
Cameron  Forsyth,  who  married  Charles  R.  Brush,  son  of  Elijah 
Brush  and  Adelaide  Askin,  October  15,  1833.  Robert  Forsyth 
died  in  Ohio  in  1813,  and  his  half-brother,  John  Kinzie,  was 
appointed  administrator  of  his  estate.  Three  years  later  Kinzie 
was  removed  and  Robert  A.  Forsyth,  Jr.,  was  appointed  to  fill 
the  place.  May  3,  1819.  (See  notes  by  C.  M.  Burton;  Original 
Manuscripts,  Burton  Library.) 

256.  Warren  Howard  was  appointed  supervisor  of  roads 
and  highways  over  Springwells,  January  8,  1818,  and  jailer  in 


230        GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

Detroit  in   1820.      {Michigan  Pioneer  Collections,   Vol.   8,  page 
660;  Proceedings  of  Common  Council  of  Detroit.) 

257.  In- 1817  Robert  Smart's  house  and  barn  were  on  the 
east  side  of  Woodward  Avenue  and  the  south  side  of  Larned. 
This  was  in  section  1.  (Scrap  Book  24a,  page  59,  Burton 
Library.) 

258.  Many  of  the  names  of  those  who  petitioned  for  dona- 
tion lots  in  the  first,  second  and  third  classes  do  not  appear  in 
these  Journals.  Their  claims  were  either  ratified  before  October 
2-4,  1808,  or  were  rejected.  In  the  first  class  were  Mrs.  Coates, 
who  had  a  tavern  in  1803  and  1804,  and  Gabriel  Godfrey,  Jr. 
They  both  applied  for  their  donation  lots  in  1807.  In  the  second 
class  is  Mrs.  Eberts,  wife  of  Dr.  Herman  Eberts,  who  was  born 
in  Augsburg  in  1753,  came  to  America  as  a  surgeon  with  a 
Hessian  regiment.  As  Marie  Francoise  Hue  she  married  the 
doctor  about  1780  and  came  to  Detroit  in  1791,  where  they 
became  naturalized  by  the  terms  of  Jay's  treaty.  He  served  as 
coroner  and  sheriff  at  different  times.  After  the  fire  he  built  a 
house  on  the  other  side  of  the  river,  at  Windsor,  and  there  he 
died,  March  4,  1819.  Late  in  1804  Mrs.  Eberts  applied  for  a 
divorce  from  Dr.  Eberts.  A  separation  for  two  years  was 
allowed  and  Mrs.  Eberts  went  to  live  with  relatives  in  Montreal. 
She  never  returned.  At  this  time  they  had  seven  children  living, 
one  of  these,  Therese,  obtained  a  donation  lot  in  the  third 
class.  Thomas  Welch  was  another  applicant  in  the  second  class. 
His  wife  Elizabeth  and  daughter  Peggy  both  received  donation 
lots.  {See  Notes  77  and  78.)  Thomas  applied  for  his  lot  October 
4,  1806,  and  at  the  time  stated  that  he  had  two  daughters,  one 
of  age. 

In  the  third  class  were : 
Baker  (at  Godfrey's). 
Bateite  (at  Donovan's). 
Michel  Bernier. 

Robert  Conn,  a  contractor's  agent  for  the  army  stationed  at 
Detroit.  He  drew  on  the  contractors  for  his  gambling  debts  and 
got  into  trouble. 

Patrick  Conoly  (lived  with  John  Connor,  shoemaker;  died 
before  Hull's  report  of  December  31,  1806,  and  left  no  heirs). 

Joseph  Cooper,  a  negro  (he  does  not  appear  to  have  drawn). 

Francis  Drake,  age  doubtful. 


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Dennis  Dougerty. 

Therese  Eberts,  daughter  of  Dr.  Eberts. 

Charles  Fouche,  under  age. 

Reney  Gamash  (no  such  name  among  the  deeds). 

John  Goff  (appHed  for  a  lot  for  a  school). 

Ephraim  Jones  (name  of  Richard  Hall  Jones  substituted). 

William  Keene  (Keren,  Keeney)  lived  with  \V.  ]\IcD.  Scott 
and  filed  his  petition  in  180G.     His  name  was  finally  struck  out. 

James  Kirby  filed  his  petition  in  1806  and  stated  that  he  was 
a  citizen  of  the  United  States  and  28  years  old. 

Labelle   (no  such  name  among  the  deeds). 

John  Lupton  (name  struck  out). 

Thomas  Mahony. 

Polly  McLean  (later  Mrs.  Mary  Armstrong). 

Francis  McCloud. 

James  McDonall  (said  to  be  a  British  citizen). 

Maria  Ourno. 

George  Pare  (or  Pier,  applied  in  1807). 

David  Ross. 

Mary  Roy  (claim  rejected). 

Stephen  Rogers   (struck  out). 

James  Riley,  Jr. 

Charles  Stewart. 

Michel  Trombley  (Tromble). 

Henry  Teeze,  a  hired  man  in  the  family  of  Matthew  Donovan. 
No  lot  seems  to  have  been  assigned  to  him. 

Anthony  Wayne  (a  lot  was  drawn — file  marked  unknown). 

There  were  several  negroes  in  the  town  who  were  entitled 
to  donation  lots : 

Cato   (Dodemead's  negro). 

Harry  and  Hannah,  doubtful  as  to  age  (Dodemead's  negroes). 

London  and  Mary,  his  wife,  at  the  Watson's  (probably  John 
Watson). 

Margrctt  (at  the  Voyer's). 

Susan  and  Nell,  under  age  (at  Mrs.  Abbott's). 

Hannah  (Mrs.  Coate's  negro). 


232  GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'   RECORDS 

COPIED    FROM    ORIGINAL    PAPERS    IN    THE    CITY 
HALL,  DETROIT,  MICH. 

No.  24.  Petition  of  Oliver  W.  Miller  for  lot  or  lots  filed  10 
September,  1806 : 

To  the   Honorable,  the  Legislative   Board  of   the   Territory  of 
Michigan : 

Gentlemen :  As  the  absolute  necessity  of  my  absence  from 
Detroit  will  debar  me  the  honor  of  personally  waiting  on  the 
honorable  board,  I  take  the  liberty  of  stating  to  them  that  I 
■should  be  happy  to  procure  from  government,  the  corner  lot  on 
the  opposite  side  of  Court  House  Avenue  (or  cross  street)  from 
Dr.  Wm.  McD.  Scott's  house,  or  if  that  lot  should  be  previously 
disposed  of,  some  other  eligible  situation  worth  of  {he  expense 
'Of  erecting  large  and  costly  buildings  thereon,  and  I  also  beg 
leave  to  state  to  them,  that  as  my  line  of  business  will  require 
the  occupancy  of  a  water  lot,  I  should  also  wish  to  procure  the 
water  lot  opposite  to  Messrs.  Abbott's  store  house. 

I  have  requested  my  friend,  Capt.  C.  Tuttle  to  wait  upon  the 
honorable  board  and  any  negotiation  that  he  may  think  proper 
to  make  or  enter  into  with  them  shall  be  sanctioned  by  and  bind- 
ing on  my  part. 

Gentlemen,  your  very  obedient  and  very  humble  servant, 

Oliver  W.  Miller. 

No.  22.    Petition  of  Gab.  Richard  for  himself  and  as  attorney 
of  J.  D.  for  Jno.  Dilhet  and  Etienne  Willermy,  filed  3  October, 
1806,  for  3  donation  lots : 
To  the  Legislature  of  the  Territory  of  Michigan : 

Gabriel  Richard  for  himself  and  attorney  for  John  Dilhet  and 
Etienne  Willermy  pray  that  three  donation  lots  be  given  on  the 
East  and  West  Avenue  as  near  as  possible  to  the  Military  Square. 

Detroit,  October  2,  1806.  G.  Richard. 

No.  21.  Petition  of  Thos.  Welch  for  himself,  wife  and  two 
-daughters  for  donation  lots : 

Petition  of  Thos.  Welch,  filed  4th  October,  1806. 

Detroit,  Territory  of  Michigan,  October  3,  1806. 
To  the  Honorable  Governor  and  Judges  of  said  Territory: 

The  subscriber  humbly  petitioneth  your  honors  to  grant  him 
and  his  family,  which  were  sufferers  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  in 
the  time  of  the  fire,  viz.,  myself  and  wife  and  two  daughters,  one 
of  which  was  of  age,  such  Ipts  as  by  acts  of  congress  are  granted 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  233 

to  the  like  sufferers  by  law,  and  your  petitioner  or  petitioners 
humbly  prayeth  that  the  lot  I  now  have  in  my  possession  may  be 
one  and  a  part  of  the  aforesaid  lots  allowed  the  aforesaid  act  and 
that  all  other  lots,  if  any  there  should  be  allowed  me  or  any  part 
of  my  family,  may  be  granted  to  me  adjoining  the  aforesaid  lot. 
That  the  honorable  congress  will  take  into  consideration  the 
above  petition  is  the  prayer  of  your  humble  petitioner. 

Thos.  Welch,  by 
Elizabeth  Welch,  his  wife. 

No.  21.     Petition  of  Mrs.  Eberts  and  her  daughter,  Therese, 
for  two  donations,  4th  October,  1806: 
To  the  Legislature  of  the  Territory  of  Michigan : 

Mrs.  Eberts  and  her  daughter,  Therese,  pray  for  two  dona- 
tion lots  as  sufferers  by  the  late  conflagration  of  Detroit,  agree- 
able to  the  acts  of  congress. 

For  Mrs.  Eberts, 

Detroit,  4th  October,  1806.  Peter  Audrain. 

Xo.  20.  Petition  of  Roswell  Hatch  for  two  donations,  6 
October,  1806 : 

To  the  Honorable  Governor  and  Judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan : 

The  subscriber  humbly  petitioneth  the  honorable  board,  he 
being  a  sufferer  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  at  the  time  of  the  fire, 
having  a  family  containing  a  wife  and  three  children.  That  you 
will  grant  the  subscriber  such  lot  or  lots  of  ground  in  the  afore- 
said town  as  by  act  of  congress  allowed  which  is  the  sincere 
prayer  of  your  humble  petitioner. 

Detroit,  October  6,  1806.  Roswell  Hatch. 

No.  5.  Lydia  Hallibut  petition  for  lot  of  ground,  etc.,  being 
a  suft'erer  by  fire  on  the  11th  of  June  1805,  filed  6th  December. 
1806: 

To  His  Excellency,  the  Governor,  and  the  Honorable  the  Judges 
of  the  Territory  of  Michigan,  acting  in  their  legislative 
capacity : 

Lydia  Hallibut,  of  the  age  of  twenty  years,  living  within  the 
town  of  Detroit,  on  the  eleventh  day  of  June,  A.  D.  1805,  when 
said  town  was  consumed  by  fire,  humbly  prays  that  a  lot  of 
ground  of  five  thousand  square  feet  may  be  assigned  to  her  to 
hold  the  same  to  her,  her  heirs  and  assigns  in  pursuance  of  the 


234        GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

act  of  congress  in  that  behalf  made  and  provided  and  as  in  duty 
bound  will  ever  pray. 

Solomon  Sibley, 

Agent  for  Lydia  HaUibut. 
Detroit,  October  8,  1806. 

No.    17.      Polly   Ball.      Petition    for   donation   lot    filed   25th 
October,  1806: 

His  Excellency,  the  Governor,  and  the  Honorable  the  Judges  of 
the    Territory    of    Michigan,    acting   in    their    Legislative 
Department : 
Polly  Ball,  aged  thirty  years,  a  citizen  of  the  United  States 
and  resident  in  the  Town  of  Detroit-,  on  the  eleventh  day  of  June, 
A.  D.  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  five,. and  one  of  the  suf- 
ferers by  the  fire  which  consumed  the  said  town,  prays  that  a  lot 
of  ground  may  be  assigned  her  in  the  City  of  Detroit  in  pur- 
suance of  the  law  of  the  United  States,  providing  for  citizens  suf- 
ferers by  said  fire,  and  as  in  duty  bound  will  ever  pray. 

Jas.  Henry, 

Agent  for  Polly  Ball. 

City  of  Detroit,  October  15,  1806. 

No.  17.  Jacob  Nado.  Petition  for  donation  lot  filed  25th 
October,  1806: 

His  Excellency,  the  Governor,  and  the  Honorable  the  Judges 
of  the  Territory  of  Michigan,  acting  in  their  Legislative 
Department : 

Jacob  Nado,  aged  forty-five  years,  a  citizen  of  the  United 
States  and  resident  in  the  Town  of  Detroit,  on  the  eleventh  day 
of  June,  A.  D.  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  five  and  one  of 
the  sufferers  by  the  fire  which  consumed  the  said  town,  prays 
that  a  lot  of  ground  may  be  assigned  him  in  the  City  of  Detroit 
in  pursuance  of  the  law  of  the  United  States,  providing  for  citi- 
zens sufferers  by  said  fire.    And  as  in  duty  bound  will  ever  pray, 

James  Henry, 

Agent  for  Jacob  Nado. 

City  of  Detroit,  October  15,  1806. 

No.  16.  Petition  of  Wm.  M.  Scott  for  donation  lots  for  Mrs. 
Scott,  A.  P-aimond,  Wm.  Keene  and  John  Meldrum  filed  1st 
November,  1806 : 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  235 

To  the  Honorable,  the  Governor  and  the  Judges  of  the  Territory 
of  Michigan : 

The  subscriber  most  regretfully  sheweth  that  he  was  a  house- 
holder in  the  late  Town  of  Detroit  on  the  eleventh  of  June,  A.  D. 
1805,  that  by  the  act  of  congress  making  provision  for  the  suf- 
ferers on  that  day,  he  presumes  himself  entitled  to  a  donation 
lot.  That  last  fall,  he  purchased  a  lot  under  the  faith  of  our 
government  using  their  influence  with  the  general  government  to 
obtain  those  lots  for  the  benefit  of  the  purchasers.  That  under 
these  considerations,  he  expects  the  lot  on  which  he  has  improved 
as  his  donation.  He  also  prays  for  one  for  Mrs.  Mary  Ann  Scott, 
agreeable  to  said  provision.  Also,  for  Wm.  Keene,  who  then 
lived  with  him.  Also,  one  for  Andre  Raimond,  then  an  inhabi- 
tant of  said  town,  at  present  residing  with  the  subscriber.  And 
one  for  John  Meldrum,  living  in  the  old  Town  of  Detroit  and 
qualified  according  to  the  said  act. 

And  as  in  duty  bound. 

Wm.  M.  Scott. 

Detroit,  31st  October,  A.  D.  1806. 

No.  13.     Petition  of  Matthew  Donovan,  Esq.,  for  five  dona- 
tion lots,  himself,  wife,  Mary,  .Sarah  and  H.  Teeze,  filed  10th 
November,  1806,  allowed  on  the  11th. 
To  the  Honorable,  the  Legislature  of  the  Territory  of  Michigan: 

Matthew  Donovan,  owner  of  two  lots  in  the  old  Town  of 
Detroit,  in  one  of  which  he  lived  at  the  time  the  said  town  was 
burnt,  prays  for  four  donation  lots  pursuant  to  the  act  of  con- 
gress, to  wit : 

One  for  himself. 

One  for  his  wife. 

One  for  his  daughter,  Polly. 

One  for  his  daughter,  Sally. 

Your  petitioner  further  prays  for  another  donation  lot  for  one 
Henry  Teeze,  who  did  live  with  him  on  the  11th  June,  1805.  had 
lived  with  him  several  years  before  and  is  still  in  his  service. 

And  your  petitioner  as  in  duty  bound  will  ever  pray. 

Matthew  Donovan. 

Detroit,  6th  November,  1806. 

No.  10.  Mr.  Peter  Audrain,  secretary  of  the  legislative 
board,  filed  15th  November,  1806,  petition  of  Mr.  Pearson,  his 


236        GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

wife  and  his  daughters,  Mary,  Victoire  and  Hannah  Pearson,  peti- 
tion for  donation  lots : 

To  His  Excellency,  the  Governor,  and  the  Honorable  the  Judges 
of  the  Territory  of  Michigan: 

The  petition  of  the  subscribers  humbly  sheweth  that  your  peti- 
tioners, having  been  inhabitants  of  the  old  Town  of  Detroit  on 
the  eleventh  day  of  June  in  the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand 
eight  hundred  and  five.    And  that  by  virtue  of  an  act  of  congress 

of  the  United  States  passed  the day  of  ,  eighteen 

hundred  and  six,  granting  to  every  inhabitant  of  the  old  Town  of 
Detroit  (on  the  said  eleventh  day  of  June)  above  the  age  of  sev- 
enteen years  and  not  owing  or  professing  allegiance  to  any  for- 
eign power  a  donation  lot  of  five  thousand  square  feet  of  ground 
in  the  new  town. 

We  therefore  pray  that  agreeable  to  the  said  law  of  congress, 
donation  lots  may  be  assigned  to  us.  And  your  petitioners  as  in 
duty  bound  will  ever  pray. 

Mary  Amable  Pearson. 
Victoire  Pearson. 
Hannah  Pearson. 

Detroit,  November  14,  1806. 

To  His  Excellency,  the  Governor,  and  the  Honorable  Judges  of 
Michigan  Territory : 

Gentlemen:  The  application  of  your  petitioner  sets  forth 
that  as  in  his  humble  opinion  the  compensation  allowed  by  your 
honorable  board  for  the  drafting  a  deed  and  trouble  attending 
the  execution  thereof  is  not  by  far  a  full  compensation  for  said 
service,  he  prays  that  your  honors  will  take  the  same  into  con- 
sideration and  if  consistent  with  your  ideas  grant  an  increase  of 
compensation. 

Your  petitioner  further  prays  that  as  two  deeds  for  the  bank 
have  already  been  drafted  and  executed  by  express  orders  from 
your  board  and  that  as  the  alterations  taken  place  with  respect 
to  the  numbering  of  the  sections  and  lots  renders  them  void  and 
null,  that  your  honors  may  find  it  but  just  that  he  should  be  com- 
pensated for  his  trouble  in  drafting  and  recording  the  aforesaid 
two  deeds,  and  as  in  duty  bound  shall  ever  pray. 

City  of  Detroit,  this  15th  November,  1806. 

J.  Watson. 


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P.  S.  Your  honors  will  please  to  remark  in  taking  the  above 
into  consideration  that  none  or  very  few  mortgages  or  bonds  will 
be  requisite,  the  fees  being  thereby  reduced  to  almost  nothing, 
every  reasonable  person  will  with  cheerfulness  pay  the  reason- 
able compensation. 

Endorsed:  To  the  president  of  the  honorable  legislative  board 
in  session  in  the  City  of  Detroit. 

Jos.  Watson's  petition   for  increase  of  compensation.     1806. 

No.  8.  Petition  of  Augustin  Francoeur  for  a  donation  lot, 
filed  21st  November,  1806. 

Augustin  Francair,  above  the  age  of  seventeen  years  and  liv- 
ing in  the  Town  of  Detroit  at  the  time  of  the  fire  prays  for  a 
donation  lot. 

Ab.  Hull, 

Attorney  for  Petitioner. 

To  the  Honorable,  the  Governor  and  Judges  of  the  Territory 
of  Michigan : 
Endorsed, 

P.  Audrain,  Esq. 

Copy  of  the  claim  of  Elijah  Brush,  Esq.,  trustee  for  Alexan- 
der McKee,  the  younger: 

On  the  20th  December,  1804,  E.  Brush  filed  notice  of  the 
above  claim  with  the  Register  of  the  Land  Office,  at  Detroit. 

On  the  19th  of  November,  1805,  John  Laughton  was  brought 
forward  as  a  witness  in  behalf  of  the  claimant,  who  being  sworn 
deposed  and  said  that  he  believes  the  late  Alexander  McKee 
acquired  this  lot  by  gift  from  the  British  Government  through 
their  officers,  either  Governor  Hamilton,  or  Colonel  DePeyster, 
that  the  said  Alexander  in  his  lifetime,  to  wit,  about  the  year 
1786,  erected  on  the  premises  a  large  and  commodious  dwelling 
house  at  his  own  expense.  The  deponent  estimated  the  cost  of 
the  said  building  at  two  thousand  pounds  at  least. 

George  Meldrum  was  also  brought  forward  as  a  witness  in 
behalf  of  the  claimants,  who,  being  sworn  deposed  and  said  that, 
previously  to  the  departure  of  Colonel  DePeyster  from  Detroit, 
which  he  had  for  sometimes  communicated,  the  commander-in- 
chief  at  Quebec,  transmitted  to  the  said  DePeyster,  as  this  Depo- 
nent then  understood,  letters  of  confirmation  for  all  his  official 
conduct  during  his  said  command,  not  only  ratifying  his  Military 


238        GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

conduct,  but  also  giving  a  general  sanction  to  everything  done  in 
his  civil  department,  as  respected  lands,  the  Deponent  always 
believed  that  the  grant  of  said  lot  was  made  by  authority  of 
those  to  whom  the  necessary  power  had  been  delegated  by  the 
British  Government.  The  deponent  well  recollects  that  the  large 
and  convenient  dwelling  house  at  present  on  the  lot  was  built  by 
the  late  Alexander  McKee  in  the  year  1786  and  supposes  he  must 
have  expended  in  the  erection  thereof  the  sum  of  two  thousand 
pounds. 

I  certify  that  the  foregoing  is  a  true  extract  from  the  Register 
No.  5,  pages  115  and  116,  in  my  office. 
Detroit  the  22nd  November,  1806. 

Peter  Audrain, 

Register  United  States 
Land  Office  at  Detroit. 

1806.  Copy  claim  (in  1805)  made  by  E.  Brush  for  Alex. 
McKee,  Jr. 

No.  7.    Petition  of  Hugh  Martin  for  a  donation  lot,  filed  25th 
November,  1806. 
To  His  Excellency,  the  Governor  of  the  Territory  of  Michigan: 

The  petition  of  Hugh  R.  Martin  humbly  sheweth  that  your 
petitioner  having  been  a  proprietor  of  a  house  and  lot  and  inhabi- 
tant of  the  old  Town  of  Detroit  on  the  11th  day  of  June,  1805. 
And  that  by  virtue  of  an  act  of  the  congress  of  the  United  States 
passed  the  day  1806  granting  to  every  inhabitant  of  the  old  Town 
of  Detroit  on  the  said  11th  day  of  June,  1805,  and  not  owing  or 
professing  allegiance  to  any  foreign  power  —  Five  thousand 
square  feet  of  ground  as  a  donation. 

Your  petitioner  therefore  prays  that  the  lot  adjoining  Mr.  C. 
Curry's  and  fronting  on  the  main  street  on  which  he  has  built  a 
dwelling  house  and  barn  may  be  assigned  him  as  a  donation  and 
your  petitioner  as  in  duty  bound  will  ever  pray,  etc. 

No.  1.  Report  on  the  petition  of  Joseph  Watson,  filed  6th 
December,  1806 : 

The  committee  to  whom  was  referred  the  application  of' 
Joseph  Watson,  praying  for  additional  compensation  for  prepar- 
ing and  recording  deeds,  etc.,  reports  the  following  resolution : 
Resolved,  that  the  fees  aforesaid  be  increased  fifty  per  centum 
and  that  he  be  paid  for  drawing  deeds  for  the  bank  lots,  which 
were  not  regular. 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAXD    BOARD  239 

The  application  of   Mathew  Donovan,   filed   8th   December, 
1806 : 
Territory  of  Michigan,  ss.,  City  of  Detroit: 

Elijah  Brush,  attorney  for  Mathew  Donovan,  maketh  appli- 
cation for  the  confirmation  of  a  lot  of  ground  in  the  old  Town  of 
Detroit  situated  in  St.  Louis  Street,  containing  seventy-two  feet 
English  measure  front  and  rear  by — bounded  in  front  by  said 
St.  Louis  Street,  in  rear  by  the  Chemin-de-ronde  on  the  northeast 
side  by  a  cross  street  that  formerly  was  without  any  name,  and 
on  the  southeast  side  by  a  lot  owned  by  Wm.  Robertson. 

Also  one  other  lot  of  ground  in  the  old  town  situated  in  St. 
Ann  Street  of  —  feet  front  and  rear  by  forty-five  in  depth, 
bounded  on  the  northeast  side  by  a  cross  street  that  was  on  the 
south  by  a  lot  formerly  owned  by  Chas.  Wallen  in  front  by  St. 
Ann  Street  and  in  rear  by  St.  James  Street. 

E.  Brush, 

Attorney  for  Mathezv  Donovan. 

The  lot  which  was  first  claimed  by  Mr.  Donovan  by  this  appli- 
cation was  deeded  by  me  to  him. 

Jas.  McDonald. 

No.  36. 

James  Anderson's  Memorial  to  the  Honorable  Land  Board, 
Detroit,  filed  22nd  January,  1807,  claiming  lots  4  and  49  S.  4  and 
protesting  against  their  being  deeded  to  Audrain  and  Campau. 
To  the  Honorable  the  Land  Board,  now  in  session  in  Detroit : 

The  memorial  of  James  Anderson  humbly  sheweth :  That  in 
the  fall  of  the  year  1805  your  memoralist.  being  destitute  of  a 
house  to  accommodate  himself  and  family  and  being  desirous  of 
building  in  the  new  Town  of  Detroit,  applied  to  his  Excellency, 
the  governor  and  the  honorable,  the  judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  for  the  assignment  of  a  space  of  ground  for  the  pur- 
pose. In  pursuance  of  which  application  two  lots  were  assigned 
him,  the  one  number  3  0  in  subdivision  fronting  the  main  street, 
the  other  in  rear  of  said  lot,  and  both  fronting  an  alley  of  50  feet 
wide,  leading  from  said  main  street  to  the  water.  The  two 
lots  being  so  assigned  your  memoralist  commenced  buildings 
therein  fronting  the  same  upon  said  cross  street,  and  dig  a  well 
in  said  cross  street  for  the  accommodation  of  his  family.  In  the 
fall  of  1806  your  memoralist  was  informed  that  the  plan  of  said 
Detroit  was  altered,  and  that  the  contemplated  cross  street  would 


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be  disposed  of  in  lots,  being  possessed  of  this  information  and 
feeling  that  his  property  would  be  materially  injured  by  the  con- 
templated alterations,  he  waited  upon  the  Honorable  Land  Board 
and  stated  the  peculiar  hardships  he  must  sulTer  provided  said 
cross  street  would  be  shut  up,  and  said  lots  granted  to  other  per- 
sons than  himself.  His  representations  were  immediately  taken 
under  consideration  and  the  subject  of  complaint  finally  adjusted 
by  the  Honorable  the  Land  Board  to  the  satisfaction  of  your 
memoralist.  The  decision  of  the  board  as  your  memoralist  un- 
derstood, was  that  he  should  receive  a  deed  for  said  lots,  paying 
for  the  ground  at  the  rate  of  Two  cents  for  each  square  foot 
which  he  agreed  on  his  part  to  do,  and  ever  has  been  and  still  is 
ready  to  meet  according  to  the  settled  terms  of  payment.  Which 
agreement  so  settled  the  Honorable  Board  directed  the  Secretary 
to  enter  since  which  time  your  memoralist  has  called  upon  the 
said  Secretary  to  see  said  entry,  but  was  informed  that  no  entry  of 
said  agreement  was  made.  He  therefore  prays  the  Honorable 
Board,  that  the  Secretary  may  be  directed  to  make  the  entry  now, 
that  he  may  be  admitted  to  the  full  benefit  of  said  agreement. 
Your  memoralist  therefore  feels  it  a  duty  he  owes  to  himself  and 
family  to  protest  against  all  right,  title  and  claim  in  Peter 
Audrain,  Esq.,  to  receive  a  deed  of  lot  No.  10  in  section  No.  4; 
also  against  all  right,  title,  claim  or  demand,  in  John  Baptist 
Campau,  Jr.,  to  a  deed  of  lot  No.  49  in  section  No.  4.  The  same 
two  lots,  by  virtue  of  said  agreement  with  the  Honorable  Board, 
of  right  belongs  to  him  the  said.  James  Anderson,  for  himself 
and  in  trust  for  Christopher  Tuttle,  Esq. 

Therefore,  he  prays  a  hearing  in  vindication  of  said  right 
and  claim  by  him  set  up,  in  and  to  said  two  lots,  when  it  shall 
please  the  Honorable  Board  to  grant  it  to  him,  etc.,  and  as  in  duty 
bound  will  ever  pray,  etc. 

James  Anderson. 

Detroit,  January  20,  1807. 

No.  36. 

Petition  of  Charles  Lafleur's  claim  to  the  lot  sold  Wm.  Brown, 
filed  28th  January,  1807  : 
To  the  Honorable  the  Legislature  of  Michigan : 

The  petition  of  Charles  Lafleur  humbly  showeth  that  your 
petitioner  did  last  year  purchase  a  lot  on  the  main  street  upon 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  241 

certain  conditions  of  payments.     That  the  said  lot  has  been  as- 
signed as  a  donation  lot  to  Dr.  Brown. 

The  reason  assigned  for  depriving  your  Petitioner  of  the  said 
lot  was  because  he  had  signed  a  paper  making  his  election  to 
remain  a  British  Subject.  Your  petitioner  begs  leave  to  observe 
that  it  is  true  he  signed  the  paper  but  his  signature  was  considered 
as  null  by  the  Court  of  the  general  quarter  sessions  of  the  peace, 
as  having  been  made  too  late,  etc. 

Your  petitioner  prays  redress  in  the  premises  and  in  duty 
bound  will  pray,  etc. 

Chs.  Poupard. 

22nd  January,  1807. 

No.  35. 

Jacob  Smith's  Petition  to  the  Land  Board  for  a  deed  for  lot 
4,  S.  2,  to  himself  and  James  Dodemead,  January  22,  1807,  filed 
23rd  January,  1807 : 

To  the  Honorable,  the  Commissioners  of  the  Land  Board,  now 
sitting  at  Detroit. 
Jacob  Smith  humbly  sheweth  that  in  the  latter  part  of  the 
summer  of  1805  he  entered  upon  building  a  House  in  Detroit  upon 
lot  4,  in  section  2,  with  Mr.  James  Dodemead,  with  whom  he  then 
contemplated  entering  into  a  general  co-partnership  in  merchan- 
dizing in  said  Detroit.  They  proceeded  upon  their  joint  account 
with  said  house,  thro  the  residue  of  the  summer  and  the  ensu- 
ing fall,  and  until  the  same  was  completely  covered  in,  one  chim- 
ney erected.,  etc.,  when  he  was  obliged  to  visit  the  Lidian  Country 
on  business  where  he  was  some  time  detained.  On  his  return, 
much  to  his  surprise,  he  found  John  Dodemead  and  family  in 
possession  of  said  House,  and  he,  presuming  by  the  consent  of  the 
said  James,  in  which  said  House  the  said  John  has  ever  since 
owned,  contrary  to  the  wishes  of  the  said  Jacob.  The  said  Jacob 
further  states  that  in  erecting  said  House,  in  furnishing  material, 
employing  mechanics,  laborers,  etc.,  about  the  same,  he  has  ex- 
pended a  large  sum  of  money,  to  wit :  between  five  and  six  hun- 
dred dollars.  The  said  Jacob  further  states  that  he  has  repeat- 
edly applied  to  the  said  James  on  the  subject  of  the  said  house 
and  for  a  settlement  and  has  been  as  repeatedly  put  off  by  the 
said  James,  sometimes  referring  him  to  the  said  John  Dodemead, 
and  sometimes  assigning  other  reasons  for  his  refusal,  which  cir- 
cumstances induced  the  said  Jacob  to  believe  that  the  same  James 


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and  John  have  combined  together  to  defraud  the  said  Jacob  out 
of  his  interest  in  said  House  by  obtaining  a  deed  of  the  lot  and 
immediately  transfering  the  same  to  some  other  person.  Added 
to  the  circumstances  which  have  come  under  the  view  of  the  said 
Jacob,  he  has  been  informed  that  the  said  James  has  procured  a 
provisional  assignment  of  said  lot,  as  his  donation  lot  without 
even  disclosing  the  interest  of  the  said  Jacob  in  the  house  thereon 
erected.  Therefore  the  said  Jacob,  acting  on  the  equity  of  his 
case,  and  that  this  Honorable  Board  will  cause  justice  to  be  done 
in  the  premises,  protests  against  any  right  in  the  said  James,  to 
receive  a  deed  of  said  lot  in  his  own  name  and  to  his  own  indi- 
vidual use.  The  said  Jacob  therefore'  prays  this  Honorable  Board 
that  a  deed  of  said  lot  and  premises  may  issue  to  the  said  Jacob 
and  the  said  James,  to  hold  the  same  to  them  and  their  heirs  as 
tenants  in  common,  under  such  regulations  and  restrictions  upon 
the  said  Jacob  as  to  the  payment  of  a  moiety  for  said  Lot  as  to 
said  Land  Board  shall  seem  meet  and  proper,  and  as  in  duty 
bound  will  ever  pray,  etc. 

Sol.  Sibley, 

Attorney  for  Jacob  Smith. 
Detroit,  January  22,  1807. 

Sol.  Sibley,  for  estate  of  McComb,  filed  13th  April,  1807 : 
To  the  Honorable,  the  Land  Board : 

Alexander  McComb  and  the  heirs  of  William  McComb,  de- 
ceased, in  right  of  their  father,  claim  title  to  four  several  lots  or 
parcels  of  ground  situated  in  what  is  called  the  Old  Town  of 
Detroit,  which  they  pray  may  be  confirmed  and  adjusted,  to  wit: 
one  lot  of  30  feet  in  front  by  54  feet  in  depth,  French  measure 
(more  or  less),  bounded  in  front  and  rear  by  St.  Ann  and  St. 
James  Street,  on  the  east  northeast  by  house  and  lot  tenanted  by 
A.  Cook,  on  the  11th  of  June,  1805,  on  the  west  southwest  by  the 
alley  leading  to  the  fort  called  New  St.  Germain  Street ;  Also  one 
lot  of  30  feet  in  front  by  65  feet  in  depth,  French  measure  (more 
or  less),  bounded  in  front  and  rear  by  St.  James  Street  and  St. 
Joseph  Street,  on  the  west  southwest  by  New  St.  Germain  Street 
and  on  the  east  northeast  by  a  lot  and  house  belonging  to  United 
States,  called  the  Clothing  Store,  the  same  being  purchased  by 
said  A.  McComb  and  W.  McComb  and  Sampson  Fleming;  Also 
one  lot  of  land  bounded  in  front  on  St.  Ann  Street,  in  rear  on  St. 
James  Street,  on  the  east  northeast  by  lot  in  possession  of  John 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  24.^ 

Conner  on  the  11th  of  June,  1805,  and  on  the  west  southwest  by 
Small  Street  or  lane  being  40  feet,  French  measure,  in  front  and 
rear  by  the  depth  from  St.  Ann  to  St.  Joseph  Street ;  Also  one  lot 
of  ground  situated  in  said  town  of  —  feet  in  front  by  —  feet  in 
depth,  bounded  in  front  by  St.  Ann  Street,  in  rear  by  St.  James 
Street,  on  the  east  northeast  by  house  and  lot  of  G.  Godfrey,  Jr., 
on  the  west  southwest  by  lot  in  possession  of  John  Conner  on 
11th  June,  1805,  being  the  same  formerly  purchased  of  Wallace 
Sharp  &  Company,  which  said  several  lots  and  parcels  of  ground 
the  said  Alexander  McComb  and  heirs  of  William  McComb  in 
right  of  their  father,  pray  may  be  confirmed  to  them  to  hold  as 
tenants  in  common  and  as  in  duty  bound  will  ever  pray  for. 

Sol.  Sibley, 

Attorney  for  Alexander  McComb 
and  the  heirs  of  W.  McComb. 
Detroit,  April  13,  1807. 

Certificate  of  Thomas  Smith,  surveyor,  in  favor  of  A.  Lon- 
gon,  filed  13th  April,  1807 : 

Mr.  Longdon  purchased  a  lot  at  auction  on  the  west  side  of 
the  cross  street  and  by  mistake  erected  a  building  some  inches 
over  the  line  on  a  lot  intended  for  Mr.  Gouie,  but  Mr.  Gouie's 
renouncing  his  claim  and  to  cover  Mr.  Langdon's  improvement, 
Mr.  Bates  and  myself,  on  the  application  of  Mr.  Landon  gave 
our  consent  that  he  should  take  possession  of  that  lot  intended 
for  Mr.  Gouie  subject  to  the  approbation  of  the  Honorable  Legis- 
lative Board. 

Given  under  my  hand  this  12th  day  of  April,  1807. 

Thos.  Smith. 

Petition  of  Augustus  Longan,  filed  14th  April,  1807,  for  a  lot 
purchased  by  him,  adjoining  Gouie's,  to  be  deeded  him,  adverse 
claim,  Robert  Smart. 

To  His  Excellency,  the  Governor  and  the  Honorable,  the  Judges 
of  the  Territory  of  Michigan: 

The  petition  of  your  petitioner  humbly  showeth  that  in  as 
much  as  his  case  with  Mr.  Robert  Smart  is  now  drawing  to  its 
close,  he  thinks  fit  respectfully  to  recall  to  your  memories,  facts  to 
which  he  presumes  if  due  weight  is  given  will  or  at  least  ought 
evidently  to  show  that  his  claim  is  founded  upon  the  broad  basis 
of  equity  and  justice:  It  is  as  well  known  to  yourselves  as  to 
your  petitioner,  that  a  certain  part  of  the  ground  in  question  was 


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first  of  all  reserved  for  the  extinguishment  of  the  ground  of  Mr. 
Gowey  in  the  old  town,  and  that  either  owing  to  its  inferiority  or 
more  likely  to  the  unfavorable  opinion  that  everyone  formed  of 
it,  Mr.  Gowey  declined  taking  it,  it  is  likewise  known  to  your 
honors  that  about  this  time  a  number  of  lots  were  put  up  at  Pub- 
lic sale,  amongst  others  was  the  lot  or  as  it  then  was  an  over- 
flowed marsh  v/hich  in  the  eyes  of  every  one  but  those  of  your 
petitioner  appeared  more  calculated  for  the  swine  to  wallow  in, 
than  for  any  improvements,  notwithstanding  this  general  opinion, 
notwithstanding  the  toil  he  must  unavoidably  undergo  in  draining 
ofif  and  filling  in  the  same,  notwithstanding  the  scofifs  and  mock- 
ery of  the  Public,  your  petitioner  purchased  this  lot,  adjoining 
the  one  then  in  reservation  for  Mr.  Gowey,  went  industriously  to 
work  and  by  the  sweat  of  his  brow  and  a  steady  perseverance 
overcame  all  the  difficulties  that  offered  themselves  in  the  draining 
and  filling  up  of  the  same,  he  then  went  on  to  erect  a  house 
thereon ;  shortly  after  this  if  he  is  correct,  the  Governor  and  Chief 
Judge  actuated  by  laudable  sentiments  of  compassion  left  this  for 
the  City  of  Washington  in  order  to  represent  the  state  of  the  poor 
inhabitants  of  Detroit  and  to  obtain  from  Government  something 
favorable  to  their  interest  not  long  after  this  Mr.  Smith,  the  then 
surveyor  (as  appears  by  his  certificate)  in  running  over  the  lots 
discovered  that  your  petitioner  had  through  a  mistake  to  which 
his  non-acquaintance  with  the  plan  of  the  town  subjected  him, 
put  his  house  somewhat  over  the  line  of  Gowey's  lot  and  in  con- 
sequence of  the  representations  of  your  petitioner  and  of  the  in- 
dustry he  had  shown  in  changing  a  mere  marsh  into  a  fine  and 
valuable  piece  of  ground,  and  thereby  not  only  adding  to  the  em- 
bellishment of  the  town,  but  saving  the  inhabitants  of  this  quarter 
of  the  town  from  the  pernicious  efifects  of  marshes  and  stagnated 
water,  in  consequence  of  this  does  he  say.  Judge  Bates  who  then 
acted  under  certain  restricted  powers,  which  the  honorable  Board 
has  in  divers  instances  acknowledged  to  have  given  him,  thought 
fit,  Mr.  Gowey  having  previously  relinquished  his  claim,  to 
grant  to  your  petitioner  the  said  lot,  under  the  encouragement 
given  by  Judge  Bates  and  the  full  assurance  of  his  title  being  at 
least  as  good  and  if  not  more  so  than  any  other,  he  picketed  it  in  ; 
as  for  what  has  since  occurred  and  how  and  on  what  principle 
Mr.  Smart  comes  forward  and  claims  the  same,  your  honors  are 
better  informed  of  than  your  petitioner.     Your  petitioner  will 


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not  undertake  to  comment  on  the  great  injustice  of  depriving 
iiim  of  what  he  humbly  conceives  he  is  justly  entitled  to,  nor  on 
the  slightness  and  invalidity  of  Mr.  Sma'rt's  claim,  but  rests  the 
whole  on  the  equity  and  justice  of  his  own,  joined  with  the  dis- 
position of  your  honors  to  do  full  justice  to  all,  and  to  give 
encouragement  where  encouragement  is  due  and  as  in  duty 
bound  your  petitioner  ever  will  pray. 

AUGUSTIN  LONGAN, 

City  of  Detroit  this  14th  April,  1807. 

James  May's  Deposition. 

Territory  of  Michigan,  to  wit:  Personally  came  before  me, 
Robert  Abbott,  one  of  the  Justices  of  the  Peace  in  said  territory 
at  my  chamber  in  Detroit,  the  twenty-seventh  day  of  April  in  the 
year  of  our  Lord,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  seven,  James 
May,  of  lawful  age,  who  being  duly  sworn,  on  the  Holy  Evan- 
gelist of  Almighty  God,  deposith  and  saith  that  he  hath  a  per- 
fect knowledge  that  Thomas  Cox,  formerly  of  Detroit,  did  own 
and  possess  the  lot  which  is  now  applied  for  by  William  Robert- 
son, situated  in  St.  Louis  Street  and  extending  to  the  chemin-de 

ronde  containing feet  in  front  and  rear  and  bounded  on  the 

North  East  side  by  George  Meldrum  and  on  the  South  West  by 
John  Dodemead,  so  early  as  the  year  one  thousand  seven  hundred 
and  seventy-nine  and  that  he  sold  and  conveyed  the  same  to 
William  IMacomb,  who  sold  and  conveyed  the  same  to  William 
Robertson,  I  think,  in  the  year  one  thousand  seven  hundred  and 
eighty-five,  and  that  William  Robertson  has  ever  since  been  in 
the  possession  thereof. 

Detroit,  27th  April,  1807.  James  May. 

Sworn  before  Robert  Abbott,  J.  P.  D.  D. 

Deposition  of  James  MacDonnell,  filed  the  1st  June,  1807. 

L  James  McDonnel,  of  Detroit,  in  the  Territory  of  Michigan, 
of  lawful  age  under  my  corporial  oath,  do  certify  that  in  the 
year  of  our  Lord,  1785,  I  came  up  from  Montreal  as  a  clerk  to 
Mr.  Wm.  Robertson,  then  merchant  at  Detroit,  where  I  arrived 
in  November  in  the  year  last  aforesaid.  A  few  days  after  my 
arrival  William  Robertson  purchased  the  house  and  lot  then 
situated  in  St.  Louis  Street  and  extending  down  to  the  Chemin- 
de  ronde,  bounded  on  the  northeast  side  by  a  lot  now  owned  by 
Geo.  Meldrum,  and  on  the  southwest  by  one  owned  by  John 
Dodemead,  of  the  late  Wm.  Maccomb,  for  which  he  paid  twelve 


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hundred  pounds  N.  Y.  C.  Y.,  all  which  sum  of  money  I  paid  the 
said  Wm.  Maccomb  with  my  own  hands  at  different  times  for  the 
said  Wm.  Robertson  and  when  I  made  him  the  last  payment  he 
delivered  me  the  title  deeds,  which  I  delivered  unto  Wm.  Rob- 
ertson, who  hath,  I  believe,  ever  since  been  the  owner  and  pos- 
sessor of  the  said  lot;  further,  I  have  nothing  to  say.. 

Jas.  McDonald. 

Sworn  and  subscribed  to  before  me  at  my  chambers  in  De- 
troit, this  27th  of  April,  1807. 

James  Abbott,  No.  D.  D. 

Petition  of  J.  Luckett  praying  for  a  donation  lot,  filed  the 
22nd  of  May,  1807. 
To  the  Honorable  the  Legislature  of  the  Territory  of  Michigan : 

The  Petition  of  the  Subscriber  humbly  sheweth :  That  he 
was  an  inhabitant  of  the  old  Town  of  Detroit  on  the  11th  day  of 
June,  1805,  at  the  time  of  the  conflagration  and  that  by  virtue  of 

an  Act  of  Congress  passed  the    — day  of ,  1806,  granting 

to  each  Inhabitant  of  said  town  a  Donation  Lot  in  the  new  Town 
of  Detroit  not  exceeding  tive  thousand  square  feet  of  ground, 
prays  that  a  lot  may  be  assigned  to  him  agreeable  to  said  act. 
And  your  Petitioner,  as  in  duty  bound,  will  ever  pray. 

Jno.  Luckett. 

I  certify  that  the  above  subscriber  was  born  in  the  State  of 
Maryland  and  has  ever  been  a  citizen  of  the  United  States,  and 
was  in  the  old  Town  of  Detroit  on  the  11th  June,  1805. 

Detroit,  May  22,  1807. 

Samuel  T.  Dyson. 

Endorsed: 
To  the  Honorable,  the  Legislature  of  the  Territory  of  Michigan. 

Application  of  E.  Brush,  for  Alex.  McKee  and  Mathew 
Elliott,  filed  the  1st  of  June,  1807. 

To   His   Excellency,   the   Governor,   and  to  the   honorable,  the 
Judges  of  the  Territory  of  Michigan : 

Elijah  Brush,  of  Detroit,  Trustee  to  Alexander  McKee,  the 
younger,  who  is  son  and  heir  to  Thomas  McKee,  who  claims, 
under  Alexander  McKee,  the  elder,  deceased,  maketh  applica- 
tion to  this  honorable  board  for  the  adjustment  and  confirma- 
tion of  a  certain  messuage  and  tenement  in  the  Town  of 
Detroit  and  now  occupied  by  Henry  Berthelett,  containing  ninety- 
three  feet  in  front  upon  the  River  Detroit  and  eighty-two  and 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  247 

one-half  feet  in  rear,  bounded  on  the  northeast  3033/2  feet  by 
Henry  Berthelett  and  on  the  southwest  297  feet  by  a  messuage 
and  tenement  owned  and  claimed  by  Mathew  Elliott.  As  attor- 
ney for  Mathew  Elliott  I  do  apply  for  an  adjustment  and  con- 
firmation of  his  claim  next  adjoining  unto  the  aforesaid  claim, 
containing  the  same  quantity  of  ground  as  by  a  plot  of  both 
pieces  or  lots  hereunto  submitted  will  appear  the  evidence  of  the 
possession  and  improvements  on  both  those  lots  except  such  im- 
provements as  have  been  made  by  Mr.  Brush  are  hereunto  sub- 
mitted. 

By  E.  Brush, 
Trustee  to  Alexander  McKee  and 
Attorney  for  Mathew  Elliott. 

Mary  Young's,  alias  Ryan,  notice.     Postponed. 

Detroit,  the  16th  November,  1808. 
To  Joseph  Watson,  Secretary. 

To  the  Commissioners  under  the  Act  of  Congress  of  the  21st 
April,  1806: 
Sir-:  Mary  Young,  alias  Ryan  (by  her  attorney,  William 
McDowell  Scott),  an  inhabitant  of  the  Town  of  Detroit  on  the 
11th  June,  1805,  and  at  that  time  above  the  age  of  17  years,  puts 
in  her  claim  to  a  donation  lot. 

Wm.  Scott. 

Petition  of  Widow  Girardin,  concerning  her  donation  lot,  etc. 
Filed  with  the  Commissioners  the  28th  November,  1808. 

Jos.  Watson, 

Secretary. 

To  the  Honorable  the  Governor  and  Judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan,  acting  as  Commissioners  under  the  Act  of  Con- 
gress, relating  to  the  Town  of  Detroit : 

The  petition  of  Josette  Girardin,  widow  and  relict  of  the 
late  Jacques  Girardin,  humbly  sheweth  unto  your  Honors  That 
your  petitioner  is  intitled  to  a  Donation  Lot  under  the  said  Act  of 
Congress,  upon  which  she  understands  Richard  Smith,  Esq.,  hath 
made  improvements  in  the  rear  of  his  present  dwelling  house  in 
the  City  of  Detroit. 

Your  petitioner  as  an  Inducement  to  your  Honors,  to  take  her 
case  in-to  your  immediate  consideration  states  that  she  is  incum- 
bered with  a  large  family  of  young  children,  four  of  whom  are 


248  GOVERNOR   AND   JUDGES'   RECORDS 

now  confined  to  their  Beds  with  Hngering  Fevers,  who  for  some 
time  past  have  been  supported  by  her  Charitable  Neighbor,  on 
whose  HberaHty  she  would  not  have  to  trespass  provided  this 
Honorable  Board  of  Commissioners  would  put  your  petitioner  in 
possession  of  her  said  Donation  or  pay  her  the  value  thereof. 

Your  petitioner  further  states  that  this  Honorable  Board  are 
further  indebted  to  her  Husband's  Estate  in  the  sum  of  thirty- 
three  pounds,  twelve  shillings.  New  York  Currency,  being  the  es-- 
timation  of  Alexis  Coquilliard  and  Isidore  Peltier,  two  stone  ma- 
sons under  oath  of  a  certain  stone  well,  and  the  workmanship  of  a 
stone  chimney  including  the  lime,  the  property  of  your  petitioner, 
agreeably   to    their   affidavit   herewith,    sworn   to   before   James 
Abbott,  J.  P.  D.  D.,  on  the  first  day  of  September,  A.  D.  1805, 
which  this  Honorable  Board  undertook  to  pay  on  her  agreeing  to 
exchange  her  lot  in  the  old  Town,  foot  for  foot,  for  an  equal 
quantity  of  land  in  the  new  City  of  Detroit.    That  your  petitioner 
has  in  consequence  of  the  aforesaid  agreement  settled  herself 
and  built  on  a  lot  in  the  new  City,  containing  5,000  feet,  for  which 
she  solicits  a  deed,  and  she  claims  520  feet  of  land  which  your 
petitioner  humbly  solicits,  she  may  be  allowed  to  locate  on  any 
remnant  of  a  lot  in  the  main  street  of  the  said  City,  as  still 
remains  at  the  disposal  of  your  Honors,  her  lot  in  the  old  Town 
exchanged  as  aforesaid,  containing  5,520  square  feet.    And  your 
petitioner,  as  in  duty  bound,  will  ever  pray. 
Detroit,  28  November,  1808. 

JOSETTE   GiRARDIN, 

Veuve  de  Jacques  Girardin. 

The  application  of  Joseph  Campau,  confirmed. 
To  the  Honorable  the  Legislative  Board  of  Michigan: 

Joseph  Campau,  who  was  an  inhabitant  of  the  old  Town  of 
Detroit  on  the  11th  of  June,  1805,  entereth  his  claim  for  his 
donation  lot  where  the  Indian  Council  House  formerly  stood  in 
the  old  Town  of  Detroit,  and  prayeth  the  honorable  board  will 
confirm  the  same  to  him. 

Detroit,  December  1,  1808. 

By  his  attorney, 

E.  Brush. 

A.  Geel,  for  lot  63,  section  1,  as  donation  lot  of  wife,  rejected. 
To  the  Commissioners  for  the  City  of  Detroit : 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  249 

The  Humble  petitioner,  Abraham.  Geel,  sets  forth  in  his 
memorial  that  His  wife  is  entitled  to  a  Donation  Lot  in  the  City 
of  Detroit,  and  that  he  now  occupies  No.  63  in  section  No.  1 ; 
that  he  has  made  considerable  improvements  on  said  lot.  He 
likewise  understands  that  Sol.  Sibley,  Esq.,  agent  for  Isaac  Hunt, 
Late  a  citizen  of  Detroit,  has  located  on  said  lot,  your  petitioner 
further  States  that  He  is  of  opinion  that  He  ought  to  be  allowed 
a  preference  of  Said  lot,  as  he  is  now  an  Inhabitant  and  has  made 
Large  improvements  in  this  city  and  will  continue  so  to  do,  and 
should  the  Honorable  Commissioners  be  of  opinion  that  the  Lot 
which  he  occupies  ought  not  to  be  granted  to  his  Wife,  she  being 
entitled  only  to  Draw  in  the  second  or  third  class,  He  will  in  that 
case  agree  to  pay  to  the  Detroit  Fund  the  sum  of  twentyfive 
dollars  as  a  difterence  of  Quality  between  the  Lot  which  He  occu- 
pies and  those  in  the  second  or  third  class,  and  your  petitioner, 
as  in  duty  bound,  etc  etc. 

December  20,  1808. 

Abraham  Geel. 

Abraham  Geel's  notice  for  lot  63,  section  1. 
To   the   Honorable   Commissioners    for   settling  claims   of   land 
in  the  City  of  Detroit: 

The  petition  of  Abraham  Geel  humbly  prayeth  that  the  Com- 
missioners will  Grant  to  Mrs.  Geel  the  Lot  numbered  63  in  sec- 
tion No.  1  for  Her  Donation  lot,  as  said  Lot  is  now  occupied 
(and  has  been  for  a  Space  of  time  past)  by  Abram  Geel,  Hus- 
band of  Mrs.  Geel,  and  as  it  has  been  practicable  for  the  Hon- 
orable Commissioners  to  Grant  to  persons  Entitled  to  Donation 
Lots,  all  Lots  which  they  may  have  in  possession  by  improve- 
ment, and  as  the  Said  Geel  is  now  in  possession  of  said  Lot  he 
therefore  prays  that  a  Deed  may  Issue  to  Mrs.  Geel  for  her 
donation  and  as  in  Duty  bound  shall  ever  pray. 

Detroit,  28th,  1808. 

Abraham  Geel. 

Return  relative  to  claims  in  the  old  Town  of  Detroit: 

Return  of  individuals  whose  claims  in  the  old  town  have  not 
been  adjusted;  as  far  as  can  be  ascertained  from  documents  in 
possession  of  the  Commissioners  under  the  Act  of  Congress  of 
the  21st  April,  1806: 

James  Dodemead ;  no  deed  to  his  lot. 

Peter  Desnoyer. 


250        GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

Angus  Mc. Mackintosh. 

Estate  of  James  Girardin ;  says  he  has  more  ground. 

James  Vincent ;  let  it  by,  no  agreement. 

Richard  Pattinson;  Mr.  Brush  will  (if  he  has  not)  make  a 
deed. 

Mathew  Donovan ;  connected  with  Vincent. 

Heirs  of  William  McCombs,  deceased ;  surveys  made. 

Catholic  Corporation. 

Return  of  individuals  who  have  entered  into  arrangements 
for  the  adjustment  of  their  claims  and  some  of  whom  have 
already  signed  relinquishments  of  their  old  ground,  and  some  not : 

Jean  Baptiste  Picquet,  Gabriel  Godfroy,  Elijah  Brush,  R.  and 
J.  Abbott,  Charles  Curry,  James  May,  David  McClain.  Conrad 
Seek,  John  Watson,  James  Henry,  Mary  Abbott,  estate  of  Wil- 
liam Robertson,  deceased. 

Detroit  the  6th  March,  1809. 

Jos.  Watson. 

John  Baldwin,  to  part  of  Jos.  Campau's  lot  in  O.  T.  near  the 
Church,  granted  by  Governor  and  Judges  to  Charles  Poupard, 
and  by  Poupard  assigned  to  Baldwin. 

To  the  Governor  and  Judges  of  the  Territory  of  Michigan. 

Gentlemen  :  The  undersigned  respectfully  requests  and  prays 
you  to  set  in  your  capacity  as  commissioners  under  the  act  of 
Congress,  in  order  to  decide  that  which  is  right  and  just  in  his 
case,  the  circumstances  of  which  are,  that  on  the  26th  day  of 
December,  1808,  the  Commissioners  confirmed  and  granted  part 
of  Joseph  Campau's  lot  in  the  old  town  near  the  Church  to 
Charles  Poupard,  alias  Lafleur,  and  that  on  the  5th  May,  1809, 
the  said  Poupard  conveyed  his  right  and  title  in  and  to  the  said 
lot  to  the  undersigned,  and  that  it  since  appears  that  although  a 
deed  has  been  made  out  to  said  Campau  for  ground  in  lieu  of 
said  lot,  he  has  not  thought  fit  to  relinquish  in  writing  the  same 
to  the  Governor  and  Judges,  which  operates  much  to  the  injury 
of  the  undersigned,  who  flatters  himself  that  such  measures 
will  be  taken  as  may  secure  him  in  a  good  title  to  the  said  lot. 

Detroit  the  12th  September,  1810. 

John  Baldwin. 

Petition  for  deed  for  lots  32,  33,  34  and  35,  Geo.  McDougall, 
June  3rd,  1811.     Presented  and  granted,  deed  ordered. 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  251 

To  His  Excellency  the  Governor,  and  Honorable  Judges  of  the 
Territory  of  Michigan,  acting  as  Commissioners  under  the 
Act  of  Congress  dated  April  21,  1806: 

The  Memorial  of  Geo.  McDougall 
of  the  City  of  Detroit 
Humbly  sheweth, 

That  your  Memoralist  became  a  purchaser  of  lots  No.  32,  33, 
34  and  35,  at  public  auction,  on  the  6th  March.  1809,  and  duly 
paid  to  Wm.  McD.  Scott,  twelve  dollars  fifty  cents,  being  the 
first  payment  thereon,  but  finding  shortly  after  that  the  sale  of 
these  lots,  being  part  of  the  Detroit  Commons,  gave  almost  gen- 
eral ofifense  to  the  Proprietors  in  the  old  Town  and  in  the  Coun- 
try, your  Memoralist  did  not  apply  for  a  deed  at  the  time,  nor 
did  he  give  his  notes,  for  the  last  payments,  in  hopes  that  a  peti- 
tion to  your  Honors  then  in  circulation  on  the  subject  of  said 
lots,  would  be  the  means  of  frustrating  the  same.  He  neverthe- 
less tendered  the  amount  of  the  second  payment  to  the  Treasurer 
on  the  7th  September,  1809,  and  again  on  the  6th  March,  1810, 
$37.50  as  the  same  and  last  payment  thereof,  which  ]\lr.  Brush 
declined  receiving  inasmuch  as  the  second  payment  was  not 
ofifered  in  season,  as  may  be  more  fully  seen,  reference  being 
had  to  Certificates  herewith  handed  in. 

Your  Memoralist  having  on  this  day  paid  to  E.  Brush,  Esq., 
aforesaid,  Treasurer  of  the  Detroit  Fund,  his  receipt  ready  to  be 
produced,  forty  dollars  forty-two  cents,  being  the  balance  and 
interest  due  on  said  four  lots,  in  conformity  to  a  late  resolution 
of  the  Board,  humbly  trusts  that  a  deed  for  the  same  may  be 
made  to  him  by  your  Honors  without  loss  of  time,  and  as  in  duty 
bound  will  ever  pray,  etc. 

City  of  Detroit  April  23,  1811. 

Geo.  McDougall. 

Petition  of  Robert  Smart,  filed  with  the  Secretary  of  the 
Land  Board,  November  27,  1815. 

Lots  61  and  62,  section  3.  A.  E.  \\'ixg. 

To  His  Excellency  the  Governor,  and  the  Honorable  the  Judges 
of  the  Territory  of  Michigan : 
The  petition  of  Robert  Smart,  of  Detroit,  humbly  sheweth 
that  as  the  assignee  of  Catherine  Briely,  assignee  of  John  Mur- 
phy, assignee  of  David  McLean,  late  of  Detroit,  deceased,  he  the 
said  Robert,  claims  to  have  deeded  to  him  in  fee  simple,  two  cer- 


252        GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

tain  lots  of  land,  lying  and  being  in  the  City  of  Detroit,  and  on 
the  plat  thereof  numbers  61  and  62  in  section  3.  Which  said 
lots  were  granted  to  David  McLean  of  said  City  on  or  about  the 
day  of by  the  Governor  and  Judges.  The  one  for  ac- 
count of  his  donation  under  the  Act  of  Congress  relating  to  said 
City,  and  the  other  in  exchange  for  a  lot  of  ground  owned  by  said 
McLean  in  the  old  Town  of  Detroit.  Your  petitioner  has 
acquired  the  title  and  interest  of  the  said  McLean  in  and  to  said 
lots,  by  regular  conveyances  of  the  same.  Your  petitioner  fur- 
ther states  that  he  is  informed  and  advised  that  the  original  deed 
if  ever  executed  by  the  Governor  and  Judges  for  said  lots,  are  not 
to  be  found.  That  if  executed  the  same  were  not  delivered  and 
if  delivered  have  been  lost.  Your  petitioner  holds  in  his  posses- 
sion an  acquittance  of  said  McLean  of  the  lot  by  him  claimed  in 
the  old  Town,  that  conveys  the  same  to  the  Governor  and  Judges, 
and  which  he  is  ready  to  deliver,  said  Governor  and  Judges  and 
the  execution  and  delivery  to  him  of  deed  for  the  lots  above  men- 
tioned, with  authority  to  do  any  act  or  thing  that  may  be  consid- 
ered necessary  and  proper  in  the  premises.  Therefore  the  said 
Robert  Smart  prays  that  the  subject  matters  contained  in  his 
petition  may  be  taken  into  consideration,  and  that  deed  may  issue 
to  him  for  said  lots  61  and  62  in  section  3  as  above  mentioned, 
and  as  in  duty  bound,  etc. 
October  29,  1816. 

'  For  Robert  Smart, 

Sol.   Sibley,  Attorney. 

Mr.  Louis  Lognon,  son  lot  de  Donaison  allouer  par  le  Gouver- 
neur  et  les  Juges  du  Territoire  Michigand  du  Detroit,  26  Juin, 
1809. 

At  a  session  of  the  Commissioners  under  the  Act  of  Congress 
of  the  21st  day  of  April,  1806,  at  the  City  of  Detroit  on  the  22nd 
day  of  December,  1808. 

On  motion  of  the  governor :  Ordered,  "That  deeds  be  granted 
to  Charles  Curry  and  his  wife,  formerly  the  wife  of  Hugh 
Calaghan,  for  lot  No.  1  in  the  3rd  section  and  four  thousand 
feet  of  lot  No.  4  in  the  same  section,  being  the  residue  said  lot, 
one  thousand  feet  of  which  has  been  deeded  to  Hugh  R.  Martin, 
he  paying  thirtyfour  dollars' and  86/100  towards  satisfying  Mr. 
Louis  Lognion's  donation  before  the  1st  day  of  January,  next, 
and  relinquishing  seven  thousand  two  hundred  and  fifty-seven 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  253 

feet  of  ground  in  the  old  town,  which  was  formerly  the  property 
of  the  Estate  of  Hugh  Calaghan. 

June  26th,  180i). 

A  true  copy  from  the  Journals. 
Jos.  Watson, 

Secretary. 

Received  at  Detroit,  August  28,  1816,  of  Mr.  James  Chitten- 
den, in  behalf  of  his  wife,  late  Widow  Calaghan,  at  Brush's  treas- 
ury Note  No.  36  for  $10  dated  1st  August,  1808. 

Interest  thereon  $4.80  to  the  date,  is  $14.80. 

Bank  Notes  to  the  amount  of  36. is  $.")0.80. 

In  full  of  the  within $34.86 

and  7  years  and  8  months  interest  to  this  date 15.94 


$50.80 
Geo.    McDougall, 
Attorney  for  Louis  Lognon. 

List  of  lots  granted  and  ordered  by  the  Governor  and  Judges 
since  the  8th  of  October,  1816  : 

Lots  28  and  29,  out  lots,  to  John  R.  Walker  for  heirs  of  Hor- 
ner, October  15,  1816.  Subject  to  the  opening  of  streets,  lanes, 
alleys,  etc. 

Certain  lot  or  parcel  of  ground  to  Catholic  Church,  October 
17,  1816.  Beginning  at  the  western  and  southern  corner  of  a  lot 
granted  to  P.  Audrain,  now  the  property  of  J.  Campeau.  and  run- 
ning thence  on  the  course  north  30  degrees,  west  200  feet ;  thence- 
south  60  degrees,  west  132  feet ;  thence  south  30  degrees,  east 
200  fe'et :  thence  north  60  desrrees,  east  132  feet  to  the  beginning, 
containing  26,400  square  feet,  more  or  less,  reserving  the  alleys, 
etc.,  etc.,  and  all  private  claims,  according  to  the  original  plan. 

Lots  42,  43,  44,  45,  46,  47,  86,  87,  88,  89,  90,  91,  section  1,  to 
Catholic  Church,  October  17,  1816. 

Lots  40,  41,  84  and  85,  section  1,  to  Catholic  Church,  October 
17,  1816.  Proviso,  that  in  that  part  of  the  said  lots  40,  41,  84,  85, 
which  is  now  used  as  a  public  communication,  nothing  shall  be 
erected  which  shall  intercept  the  said  communication,  continuing 
to  the  17th  day  of  October,  1831,  unless  another  communication 
be  previously  opened. 

The  interior  and  central  triangle,  section  1,  to  Catholic  Church. 
October  17,  1816.     For  the  erection  of  a  church,  provided  if  a 


254        GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

church  be  not  erected  and  maintained  thereon  the  use  of  the  said 
ground  shall  revert  to  the  public,  and  provided  that  the  church 
be  not  erected  on  or  before  the  1st  December,  1818,  and  provided 
further,  that  no  interments  be  made  after  1st  June,  1817. 

Lot  73,  section  4,  to  Catharine  McNiff,  October  18,  1816.  The 
lot  on  which  she  now  lives.    ' 

Lot  50,  section  3,  to  Richard  Smythe,  October  18,  1816. 

Lot  -1,  section  3,  to  Mrs.  Chittenden,  December  19,  1816. 
With  the  exception  of  10  by  100  feet  bounding  on  lot  No.  3  in  the 
same  section. 

.A  lot;  Benj.  Woodworth,  December  19,  1816.  Part  of  a  lot 
adjoining  him  on  which  the  Indian  Blacksmith  Shop  formerly 
stood. 

Lots  27,  31,  32,  33,  63,  64,  65,  66,  68,  69,  70,  71,  section  9, 
Catholic  Church,  November  5,  1816.  Together  with  the  use  of 
the  streets  and  alleys  between  them  for  a  burying  ground. 

Lots  19  and  20,  section  3,  to  H.  J.  Hunt,  November  25,  1816. 

Lots  6  and  7,  out  lots,  to  James  Abbott,  November  25,  1816. 

Lots  68  and  69,  out  lots,  to  John  R.  WilHams,  November  27, 
1816. 

Lot  57,  section  4,  to  John  R.  Williams,  November  27,  1816. 

Lot  41,  section  4,  to  Solomon  Sibley,  December  17,  1816.  As 
assignee  of  Jacob  Fairman. 

Lot  36,  section  8,  to  Mrs.  Scott,  December  17,  1816. 

Lot  82,  section  6,  to  Sarah  Knowland,  December  17,  1816. 

Lots  61  and  62,  section  3,  to  Robert  Smart,  December  17,  1816. 

Lots  82  and  83,  out  lots,  to  Solomon  Sibley,  December  18, 
1816.     At  the  request  of  James  May. 

Lots  37,  38,  39,  66,  67,  56,  57,  58,  out  lots,  to  James  May, 
December  18,  1816. 

Lot  78,  section  7,  to  Margaret  Hanks,  December  19,  1816. 

Lot  81,  out  lot,  to  John  Palmer,  December  19,  1816. 

Lot  51,  section  3,  to  Rich.  Smythe,  December  19,  1816. 

Lots  70  and  71,  out  lots,  to  Abraham  Cook,  December  19, 
1816. 

A  lot  to  John  S.  Roby,  December  31,  1816.  The  lot  on  which 
he  now  lives  to  be  retained  by  Sol.  Sibley  till  Robert  Innis  files 
relinquishment  for  all  claims  of  Matthew  Donovan  to  land  in 
the  old  Town  of  Detroit. 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAXD    BOARD  255 

Lots  12  and  13,  section  2,  to  Joseph  Thibault,  December  31, 
1816.    Parts  of  lots. 

Lot  15,  section  2,  to  Benj.  Stead,  December  31,  1816.  To  be 
retained  by  S.  Sibley  till  Robt.  Gouie  files  relinquishment  to  all 
claims  in  the  old  town  and  till  Stead  pays  $50  to  Treasurer  and 
secures  by  his  note  the  payment  of  $100  in  2  annual  install- 
ments, with  interest  till  paid.  Relinquishment  filed  by  S.  S.  13 
November,  1817. 

Lot  50,  section  8,  to  Catharine  Doneghy,  December  31,  1816. 
Donation  of  lot  of  Peter  Curry. 

Lots  63,  64,  65,  out  lots,  to  Dr.  Wm.  McCroskey,  December 
31,1816. 

Lot  41,  section  G,  to  Dr.  Wm.  McCroskey,  December  3,1,  1816. 

Lot  81,  section  10,  to  Dr.  Sylvester  Day,  December  31,  1816. 

Lots  24,  35,  26,  27,  out  lots,  to  Benj.  Wood  worth,  December 
31,  1816. 

Lot  53,  section  4,  to  Benj.  Woodworth,  December  31,  1816. 
To  be  retained  as  an  escrow  title  he  conveys  to  the  U.  S.  the  lot 
whereon  the  new  Indian  Blacksmith  shop  is  built. 

Lot  74,  section  8,  to  Mrs.  Agnes  McLean,  November  11,  1817. 

Lot  21,  out  lot,  to  Jacob  G.  Sanders,  December  9,  1817. 

Lot  99,  section  2,  Mary  Longdon,  delivered  to  A.  Long'n. 
December  29,  1817.     Signed  May  9,  1809. 

Lots  83,  75,  13,  87,  88,  section  1,  to  John  Whipple,  J.  B.  Pel- 
tier, heirs  of  A.  Gill,  J.  Andre,  J.  B.  Belanger,  and  J.  B.  Durett, 
December  30,  1817.  Parts  of  lots  between  Brush  and  Randolph 
streets,  'ordered  to  be  granted  on  conditions  of  certain  payments. 

Lots  101,  102,  103,  94,  section  3,  to  Thomas  Smith,  December 
30,  1817.    Deeds  delivered  to  S.  Sibley. 

Lot  77,  section  8,  to  Mary  Donovan,  December  30,  1817. 
Deed  delivered  to  S.  Sibley. 

Lot  68,  section  8,  Sarah  Elliott,  December  30,  1817.  Deed 
delivered  to  S.  Sibley! 

Lot  176,  175,  172  and  part  of  171,  section  4,  to  Solomon  Sib- 
ley, December  30,  1817. 

Part  of  lots  77,  80,  81,  75,  78,  79,  section  4,  to  Solomon  Sibley, 
December  30,  1817.    As  assignee  of  Gabriel  Richard. 
Appraisement  for  Mrs.  Chittenden's  well : 


256        GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

We,  the  undersigned,  having  been  called  on  to  appraise  the 
well  in  the  old  Town  claimed  by  Mrs.  Chittenden  do  say  that  the 
same  in  our  opinions  is  worth  one  hundred  and  thirty  dollars. 
Detroit,  19th  October,  1816. 

James  Abbott 
James  Dodemead. 
RicHD.  Smyth. 
Petition  of  Stephen  Mack,  Shubael  Conant,  Henry  J.  Hunt, 
and  Abraham  Edwards,  relating  to  sundry  lots   for  erecting  a 
steam  mill,  etc. 

Presented  and  filed  December  20th,  1816. 

A.  E.  Wing,  Secretary. 

To  the  Governor  and  the  Judges  of  the  Territory  of  Michigan: 
Gentlemen :  Believing  that  a  manufactory  of  flour  in  the  City 
of  Detroit,  by  the  agency  of  steam,  would  be  of  great  advantage 
to  the  Territory  at  large  and  particularly  to  the  City  of  Detroit, 
we  have  agreed  to  make  the  experiment  if  assured  of  the  patron- 
age of  the  local  Government. 

In  order  to  the  prosecutions  of  the  establishment  with  suc- 
cess, both  as  regards  the  public  and  the  proprietors,  the  items  of 
expense  must  be  kept  steadily  in  view,  and  such  measures  adopted 
as  are  best  calculated  to  reduce  these  as  low^  as  possible.  The 
location  of  the  works  is  therefore  of  primary  importance  in  rela- 
tion to  the  transport  of  stock,  fuel,  etc.  A  position  upon  the 
margin  of  the  river,  of  sufficient  extent  for  erecting  the  mill 
house,  as  well  as  other  necessary  buildings,  is  deemed  indispen- 
sable by  the  Company.  Such  an  extent  of  ground  cannot  be  pur- 
chased of  individuals  within  the  city.  The  only  alternative  is 
the  application  we  now  make,  for  a  grant  of  lots  Nos.  16-1,  165, 
166,  167,  168,  169,  170,  171,  172,  173,  174,  175,  178  and  179  in 
section  4,  or  so  much  thereof  as  are  at  the  disposition  of  the 
Governor  and  Judges. 

The  lots  here  mentioned,  if  granted,  can  be  filled  in  and  made 
convenient  to  answer  the  views  of  the  Company.  It  is  expected 
that  they  will  be  conveyed  on  early  and  liberal  terms. 

We  are  now  prepared  to  enter  upon  the  negotiations,  and  to 
close  a  contract  of  purchase,  whenever  convenient  to  the  Gov- 
ernor and  Judges,  presuming  that  the  conditions  of  sale  will  be 
liberal.  We  are  anxious  for  an  early  decision — arrangements 
will  be  made  by  the  Commissioner  for  filling  in  the  lots  imme- 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  2,57 

diately  on  receiving  a  deed.    A  detached  view  of  the  objects  in 
contemplation  by  the  Company  will  be  given  if  required. 
With  sentiments  of  respect  we  are,  gentlemen, 
Your  most  obedient  servants, 

December  20th,  1816. 

Stephen  Mack, 

Shubael  Conant, 

Henry  J.  Hunt, 

A.  Edwards, 

Agents  for  the  Company. 

Protest  of  the  corporation  of  the  City  of  Detroit  to  certain 
water  lots  being  sold  by  the  Governor  and  Judges  sitting  as  a 
Land  Board. 

To  His  Excellency  the  Governor,  and  the  Hon.  the  Judges  of  the 
Territory  of  Michigan,  Present : 

Gentlemen :  The  undersigned,  trustees  of  the  city  of  Detroit, 
are  informed  that  it  is  the  intention  of  the  Governor  and  Judges 
to  sell  the  grounds  covered  with  water,  lying  in  front  of  the  City 
of  Detroit,  and  that  they  will  be  sold  as  comprising  a  part  of  the 
ten  thousand  acres  of  land,  donated  by  the  United  States  for  the 
purpose  of  erecting  a  Court  House  and  jail  in  said  City. 

The  trustees,  on  inspection,  are  of  the  opinion  that  the  ground 
in  question  is  not  embraced  in  that  grant,  that  the  same  being 
covered  with  a  navigable  water,  and  embracing  the  front  of  the 
City.  The  exclusive  use  thereof  is  a  fit  subject  to  be  regulated 
by  the  corporation,  if  however,  it  should  be  determined  that  the 
corporation  have  not  now  authority  to  use  or  regulate  the  use  of 
said  ground  such  an  authority  ought  to  exist,  the  necessary  meas- 
ures will  be  adopted  by  the  corporation  at  the  ensuing  session  of 
Congress  to  obtain  a  grant,  embracing  the  whole  of  the  docks  in 
front  of  the  City.  The  trustees,  on  behalf  of  the  City,  request 
that  the  intended  sales  of  the  lots,  lying  in  front  of  the  City  of 
Detroit,  and  below  high  water  mark,  may  be  suspended  until  the 
experiment  may  be  made  with  Congress  for  a  grant  to  the  cor- 
poration of  said  grounds. 

With  sentiments  of  high  respect  we  are,  Gentlemen, 

Your  obedient  servants, 

A.  Edwards,  Chairman, 
S.  Mack, 


258        GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

Peter  J.  Desnoyers, 
Oliver  W.  Miller. 


*Note. — This   paper  is   not   dated,  but  is  probably   1817,   as 
Edwards  was  chairman  at  that  time.  ( C.  M.  B.) 


Petition  of  Mrs.  Isabelle  Macomb,  March  3,  1817. 

To  the  Governor  and  Judges  of  the  Territory  of  Michigan: 

The  petition  of  Isabella  Macomb,  widow,  humbly  sheweth : 
That  on  the  17th  day  of  January,  1816,  William  Macomb,  by 
his  deed  of  the  same  date,  executed  and  delivered  your  petitioner 
for  a  valuable  consideration  therein  expressed,  conveyed  to  your 
Petitioner  to  hold  to  her  and  her  heirs,  her  rights  and  interest  in 
and  to  certain)  lots  of  ground,  situated  in  the  Town  of  Detroit, 
derived  and  acquired  under  the  will  of  his  deceased  father,  Wil- 
liam Macomb.  Your  petitioner  is  advised  that  the  Governor  and 
Judges  have  adjusted  the  title  to  said  lots  so  claimed,  and  have 
.ordered  other  lots  located  on  an  equivalent,  and  that  deeds  are 
directed  to  be  made  out  and  delivered  the  said  William  and 
David,  upon  certain  conditions  expressed  in  said  order  instead 
of  the  said  David  and  your  petitioner,  which  said  order  if  acted 
upon  as  it  now  will,  as  your  petitioner  is  advised,  materially 
effect  and  prejudice  the  interest  of  your  petitioner  acquired  under 
the  conveyance  of  the  said  William  as  above  stated.  Therefor 
for  in  as  much  as  your  petitioner  has  acquired  by  purchase  the 
right  and  interest  of  the  said  William  Macomb,  in  and  to  said 
lots  in  the  Town  of  Detroit,  for  which  said  lots  are  offered  as  an 
equivalent,  she  prays  that  the  order  of  the  Board  may  be  altered 
and  amended  in  such  manner  as  that  the  deeds  of  the  Governor 
.and  Judges  may  be  made  to  your  petitioner  and  David  Macomb 
and  not  to  David  and  William  Macomb  as  by  the  order  now 
-entered  is  contemplated,  and  as  in  duty  bound  will  ever  pray. 

For  Mrs.  Isabella  Macomb, 

Sol  Sibley,  Attorney. 

March  3,  1817. 

(Copy.)  "Know  all  men  by  these  presents  that  I,  William 
Macomb,  of  Detroit,  Michigan  Territory,  in  and  for  the  consid- 
eration of  the  sum  of  five  hundred  dollars  lawful  money  of  the 
United  States  of  America,  have  bargained,  sold,  enfeoft'ed  and 
•confirmed  and  by  these  presents  do  bargain,  sell,  enfeoff  and  con- 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  259 

firm  to  Isabella  Macomb,  all  my  right,  title  and  interest  in  certain 
lots  situate,  lying  and  being  in  the  Town  of  Detroit,  to  have  and 
to  hold  the  same  to  herself  and  her  heirs  forever. 

Also  I  do  hereby  transfer  all  my  right,  title  and  interest  to  a 
certain  claim  for  damages  done  to  the  old  farm,  now  the  Town 
of  Detroit,  being  the  one  third  of  said  damages,  in  the  whole 
amounting  to  four  thousand,  three  hundred  and  forty-eight  dol- 
lars and  ten  cents,  in  witness  whereof  I  have  hereto  set  my  hand 
and  seal  this  17th  day  of  January,  1816. 

Wm.  Macomb. 

Signed,  sealed  and  delivered  in  presence  of : 

Alex.  Macomb. 
T.  Smith's  advice  contained  in  Sundry  Enclosed  Letters  re- 
lating to  Surveys  of  the  City. 

Memo. — Mr.  Smith  has  began  to  draw  a  map  of  the  City  on 
a  large  scale  in  separate  sections  in  order  for  to  preserve  the 
numbers  and  the  length  of  the  lines,  and  he  thinks  it  would  be 
necessary  to  have  also  a  map  drawn  upon  a  smaller  scale  for  the 
engraver,  with  an  Index  of  reference  for  the  loss  of  the  original 
would  be  attended  with  evil  consequences.  Capt.  McCloskey 
would  be  a  proper  person  for  to  complete  these  draughts. 

T.  S. 

City  of  Detroit,'30  Dec.  1817. 
To  H.  E.  the  Gov  and  the 
Hon  the  Judges  of  Michigan. 

Schedule  of  papers  left  Mr.  Wing  by  T.  Smith,  31  December, 
1817. 

City  of  Detroit,  31  December,  1817.  Received  of  Thos.  Smith 
the  following  public  papers,  viz : 

One  blue  case  containing  the  following  public  papers : 

1.  A  mortgage  of  the  city. 

2.  Book  of  Sections,  by  Mr.  Hull. 
.    3.    A  map  of  the  City,  by  Mr.  Hull. 

4.  Plat  and  description  of  the  ground  between  Brush  line 
and  Randolph  Street,  together  with  the  claim  of  Berthelet  and 
Sibley. 

5.  Plat  and  description  of  the  old  jail  (Girardin  lot). 

6.  Six  descriptions  of   the  claims   between    Brush   line  and 
Randolph   Street,  of  \A'hipple,  Peltier,  W'estbrook,  Ballangy, 

Clarke  and  Durette.  >    ■ . 


260        GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

t.  T.  Smith  received  for  services  up  to  31  Dec,  1817. 

8.  Sketch  of  Detroit  as  it  stood  before  1796. 

9.  Sketch  of  the  10,000  acres. 
10.  Schedule  of  City,  by  Miller. 

12.  Copy  of  Fletcher's  survey. 

13.  Copy  of  survey  of  the  10,000  acres. 

14;  Field  notes  of  10,000  acres  by  Fletcher,  ditto  J.  R.  Wil- 
liams, one  of  the  corporation,  one  fast  drain  made  for  the  city 
lots. 

City  of  Detroit,  31  December,  1817.  Received  of  Thos.  Smith 
the  following  papers,  viz  : 

A  blue  case  containing,  viz  : 

1.  Map  of  the  city,  by  T.  Smith  from  the  survey  of  T.  Smith 
in  1806.    • 

2.  Book  of  sections  by  Mr.  Hull  (exhibiting  errors). 

3.  A  map  by  sections  of  the  City  from  an  original  of  T. 
Smith   (exhibiting  errors). 

4.  Plat  and  description  of  the  ground  between  Brush  line 
and  Randolph  street,  together  with  the  claims  of  Berthelet  and 
Sibley. 

5.  Plat  and  description  of  the  said  jail  (Girardin  lot). 

6.  Six  descriptions  of  the  claims  between  Brush  line  and 
Randolph  Street,  Whipple,  Peltier,  Westbrook,  Ballangy,  Clarke 
and  Durett. 

7.  T.  Smith's  acct.  for  services  up  to  31  Dec,  1817 — audited 
to  which  is  to  be  added  10  dollars  of  error  and  cash  in  the  treas- 
ury, $56.25,  paid  in  per  receipt  of  Mr.  Abbott. 

8.  Sketch  of  Detroit  as  it  stood  before  1796. 

9.  Sketch  of  the  10,000  acres. 

10.  Schedule  of  lots  granted  under  the  administration  of 
Governor  Hull. 

11.  Plan  of  the  park  lots  by  Surveyor  Miller. 

12.  Copy  of  Fletcher's  survey. 

13.  Fletcher's  survey  of  the  10,000  acres. 

14.  Fletcher's  field  notes,  ditto  J.  R.  Williams,  one  of  the  cor- 
poration, one  fast  drain  made  for  the  use  of  the  city. 

Desoriptiori  of  Westbrook  and  Clark's  Claims.     1817. 

Westbrook,  part  of  lot  No.  83  in  section  No.  1,  between  Brush 
line  and  Randolph  Street.     2553  square  feet. 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  261 

Description :  Beginning  on  Brush  line  at  the  boundary  of 
Clarke ;  thence  south  60  degrees  west  48  feet  to  Randolph  Street ; 
thence  north  30  degrees  west  and  north,  following  the  border  of 
said  street  to  the  boundary  of  Peltier;  thence  south  60  degrees 
east  44  feet  to  Brush  line ;  thence  south  26  degrees  east  on  said 
line  53  feet  to  the  place  of  beginning,  containing  2553  square  feet, 
more  or  less,  being  part  of  lots  (S3  and  75,  reserving  what  may  be 
cut  off  by  the  continuation  of  Larned  Street. 

Thos.  Smith. 

City  of  Detroit  31  December,  1817. 


Clarke,  part  of  lot  No.  75  in  section  No.  1,  between  Brush  line 
and  Randolph  street.   2688  square  feet. 

Description :  Beginning  on  Brush  line  at  the  boundary  of 
Ballangy ;  thence  south  60  degrees  west  47  feet  to  Randolph 
Street ;  thence  north  30  degrees  west  at  the  line  of  said  street  56 

feet  to  boundary ;  thence  north  60  degrees  east  48  feet 

to  Brush  line;  thence  on  said  line  south  26  degrees  east  to  the 
place  of  beginning,  containing  2688  square  feet,  more  or  less, 
being  part  of  lot  No.  75,  section  No.  1,  reserving  what  may  be 
cut  oft'  by  the  continuation  of  Larned  Street. 

Thos.  Smith. 
31  December,  1817. 


Smith  to  Board.     Letter. 
To  His  Excellency,  the  Governor  and  the  Honorable  Judges : 

yir.  Smith,  being  about  settling  his  son  in  business  was  ne- 
cessitated to  meet  his  little  matters,  and  to  make  it  convenient 
he  made  an  arrangement  with  Mayor  Mack  in  respect  to  what  is 
due  to  him  by  the  treasury,  by  which,  and  taking  into  considera- 
tion his  expenses  and  disbursements,  his  allowance  will  not 
exceed  three  dollars  per  day. 

When  he  purchased  the  lots  he  requested  an  order  on  the 
treasury,  but  not  obtaining  it,  he  had  to  pay  the  first  instalment  in 
lots  102,  103.  In  December,  1817,  his  account  was  liquidated  for 
that  and  the  preceding  year,  and  as  he  would  had  interest  to 
pay  the  treasury,  he  presumed  that  what  is  owing  to  him  by  the 
treasury  ought  to  be  reciprocal,  all  which,  however,  he  respect- 
fully submits. 


262        GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

Detroit,  9  December,  1818.* 


■    *Note.— This  is  in  the  handwriting  of   Thomas   Smith.    (C. 
M.  B.) 


Protest,  December  12,  1818.    Th.  Rowland  for  J.  Eastman. 

Filed  in  my  office  December  12th,  1818. 
To  the  Honorable  the  Governor,  and  Judges  of  the  Territory  of 
Michigan  : 

The  undersigned  would  respectfully  represent  that  on  the 
ninth  day  of  January,  1812,  water  lots  176,  177,  178  and  179  in 
section  four  in  the  City  of  Detroit  were  granted  to  Jonathan  East- 
man, then  of  Detroit,  by  a  resolution  of  your  honorable  Board,  at 
the  rate  of  one  third  of  a  cent  for  each  square  foot  and  that  sub- 
sequently on  the  12th  day  of  August,  1812,  a  deed  was  signed  and 
delivered  to  said  Jonathan  Eastman,  he  having  previously  signed 
a  mortgage  to  secure  the  payment  of  the  sum  of  fifty  one  dollars 
and  333/S  cents  in  conformity  with  your  resolution  of  the  18th 
January,  1812,  that  the  deed  so  signed  and  delivered  to  said 
Jonathan  has  been  lost  during  the  late  war,  that  the  said  water 
lots  have  since  been  sold  at  public  auction,  therefore  the  under- 
signed begs  leave  to  protest,  and  does  hereby  protest  against  any 
transfer  which  has  been  made  or  may  be  intended  to  be  made  of 
the  said  lots  as  thereby  manifest  if  justice  would  be  done  to  the 
said  Jonathan  Eastman. 

Detroit,  11th  December,  1818. 

Thomas  Rowland, 
Agent  for  J.  Eastman. 
James  May's  Report  filed  12th  May,  1819. 
To  the  Governor  and  Judges  of  the  Territory  of  Michigan: 

The  undersigned,  in  obedience  to  your  request  of  yesterday 
respecting  Benjamin  Woodworth's  account  of  extra  work,  done 
on  the  new  Jail,  begs  leave  to  report  that  the  following  Items^ 
in  his  opinion,  are  and  ought  to  be  considered  as  Extra  work,  as 
not  included  in  his  contract,  viz : 

Planking  the  sides,  and  laying  the  floors  of  eight  cells  on  th-.^ 
first  floor. 

Laying  the  floors  of  eight  cells,  in  second  story. 

Ditto  the  floors  of  large  hall. 

Ditto  the  floors  of  Debtor's  Hall. 

Putting  up  a  partition  in  debtor's  apartments. 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAXD    BOARD  263 

Making  two  doors  and  frames  for  ditto. 

Putting  in  irons  for  ditto. 

Making  a  closet  for  kitchen. 

N.  B. — It  was  originally  intended  that  the  Walls  of  th^  cells 
should  be  plastered,  and  the  floors  laid  with  Brick,  also  the  front 
and  debtor's  Hall,  were  to  have  been  laid  with  Brick,  and  was 
part  of  the  Mason's  contract  it  was  judged  proper  to  have  the 
Walls  lined  and  the  floors  laid  with  oak  and  pine  plank,  which 
reduces  so  much  of  the  Mason's  work,  and  must  be  deducted 
from  their  contract. 

Detroit,  May  13,  1819. 

James  May, 
Superintendent. 

Thos.  Smith's  Deposit,  May  13,  1819. 

Detroit,  13th  May.  1819. 

Sir :  From  the  conversation  I  heard  yesterday  I  am  induced 
to  lay  the  following  statement  before  the  Governor  and  the  Leg- 
islative Board  and  that  in  justice  to  me  they  will  be  pleased  to 
allow  it  to  be  filed  with  the  archives  of  the  City. 

Detroit  was  laid  off  in  the  year  181—  according  to  an  idea  sug- 
gested by  Mr.  Justice  Woodward  which  required  more  than  ordi- 
nary pains  to  be  rendered  practicable.  Lots  were  granted  on  that 
plan,  and  afterwards  on  a  second  plan  by  Mr.  Abijah  Hull,  but 
after  the  late  war  the  i)rincipal  documents  were  lost  and  no 
memorandum  left  of  the  lots  that  had  been  ceded.  This  caused  a 
third  plan  unavoidable  and  being  without  a  date  it  subjected  the 
present  Board  to  give  away  lots  that  had  been  already  granted. 
This  is  the  only  inconvenience  that  I  can  perceive  except  the 
deviation  of  ^Ir.  Hull  from  the  principles  of  the  plan  which  has 
thrown  one  lot  into  the  grave  yard,  and  made  an  alteration  in 
some  of  the  courses  near  the  Public  wharf,  and  in  the  few  in- 
stances where  the  numbers  deviate  from  the  grant  both  numbers 
are  inserted  in  the  new  Plan,  which  together  will  show  that  every 
attention  was  paid  on  my  part  to  regularity. 

As  to  the  new  prison  it  will  not  stand  the  criticism  of  an 
architect,  its  proportion  is  lost,  and  is  not  fire  proof  which 
might  have  been  with  very  little  more  expense,  and  therefore 
the  Plan  was  not  followed.  And  lest  any  reflection  might  be  made 


264        GOVERNOR  AXD  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

on  me  by  those  unacquainted  with  circumstances,  I  stand  ready 
to  answer.    I  have  the  honor  to  be,  sir. 

Your  most  obedient  servant, 

Thos.  Smith. 
To  Austin  E.  Wing,  Esq.,  Secretary. 

Smith  Communication  to  the  Board.    181*J. 
To   the   Honorable,   the   Members   of   the   City   Land   Board   at 
Detroit : 

September  15,  1819. 
Gentlemen :  I  attended  two  Boards  to  explain  some  appar- 
ent errors  in  the  City  Map,  but  nothing  appeared  as  imagined, 
although  from  the  confused  state  of  materials  I  had  to  work 
upon  and  the  hurry  to  get  the  business  through  it  would  not  be 
surprising  to  find  some  trifling  errors,  but  I  do  not  know  of  any, 
nor  were  any  shewn  to  me  except  such  as  before  existed.  The 
apparent  errors  arise  from  the  irregularity  of  the  numbers — two 
deeds  of  different  numbers  for  the  same  lot,  and  consequently 
both  numbers  were  necessarily  inserted.  On  the  other  hand  I 
was  bound  by  an  erroneous  plan  of  Mr.  Hull  sanctioned  under 
the  authority  of  a  former  Board — and  to  conform  to  the  series  of 
numbers  on  the  granted  lots  I  had  to  place  two  numbers  on 
some  of  the  ungranted  but  that  is  of  no  consequence,  as  it  is  as 
easy  to  describe  a  lot  with  two  numbers,  as  one,  such  as  I  have 
frequently  seen  in  the  course  of  my  operations. 

In  the  Range  adjoining  the  English  Grave  Yard  Mr.  Hull  or 
some  other  surveyor  made  the  lots  50,  and  some  60  feet  for  which 
deeds  have  been  issued,  but  I  found  that  they  could  not  be  more 
than  50  without  encroaching  on  the  Graveyard  which  is  already 
too  contracted — and  in  which  Range  I  discovered  a  vacant  lot  or 
one  for  which  no  claimant  has  yet  appeared. 

The  book  of  sections  could  not  be  found  for  some  time  and 
as  I  had  neglected  taking  a  receipt  for  the  public  documents  it 
gave  me  some  uneasiness,  although  it  would  have  been  as  well 
if  it  never  had  been  found,  for  to  follow  the  unalterable  propor- 
tions of  the  Plan  it  was  impossible  to  conform  precisely  to  that 
book. 

During  a  week  stay  in  town  I  discovered  that  the  idle  talk 
about  the  errors  originated  with  designing  Persons ;  and  that 
those  pretended  errors  might  appear  more  plausible ;  two  of  Ber- 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  265 

thelet's  lots  were  described  in  the  River  by  a  formal  Plan ;  two 
lots  of  Col.  Richard  Smyth,  and  Robert  Smart  in  the  center  of 
a  section,  and  one  lot  claimed  by  Mr.  Audrain  on  the  Military 
Square  reported  1,300  feet  more  or  less  than  it  contained,  and 
presented  in  that  state  to  the  Board  for  confirmation  and  further 
to  prove  that  there  was  malice  and  design,  the  Theodolite  I  sent 
over  expressly  for  the  use  of  the  Town,  and  left  in  charge  of 
Mr.  Ball  is  purposely  mutilated  and  damaged  so  as  to  be  utterly 
useless,  and  which  cost  me  150  dollars. 

I  have  searched  into  the  pretended  difficulties  and  found  none 
but  what  were  caused  by  the  alterations  of  former  Surveyors, 
and  which  were  put  into  a  train  to  be  got  over.  The  Plan  is 
practicable  but  it  will  not  admit  of  Innovation  without  destroy- 
ing its  mathematical  beauty  and  symmetry,  and  therefore,  I  was 
always  adverse  to  the  200  foot  streets,  and  the  center  streets 
with  the  recesses  at  the  angles  as  a  deformity  and  a  nuisance ; 
or  any  other  theoretical  Improvement  as  tending  to  lose  sight  of 
the  principle. 

It  would  seem  that  there  were  some  reflections  (respecting 
the  Plan)  but  they  were  ungenerous,  and  without  cause;  for  so 
great  was  the  confidence  of  the  Public;  that  lots  were  sold  50  per 
cent  higher  than  they  would  have  done  before  I  undertook  the 
then  existing  difficulties — and  I  believe  that  on  Investigation  I 
"have  not  disappointed  them,  so  far  as  it  was  practicable. 
I  have  the  honor  to  be,  very  respectfully. 

Your  most  obedient  servant, 

Thos.  Smith. 

P.  S. — If  my  opinion  was  of  any  weight,  it  would  be  to  take 
40  feet  ofif  on  each  side  of  the  200-foot  streets,  close  the  center 
streets,  and  sell  the  land  to  the  adjoining  Proprietors ;  to  grant 
no  lots  in  the  center  area  of  sections,  but  reserve  them  for  public 
gardens  to  be  leased,  which  would  produce  a  perpetual  revenue, 
as  well  as  conducive  to  the  health  of  the  Inhabitants  and  a  plac: 
of  depot  in  case  of  fire.  The  greatest  fault  is  the  smallness  of  the 
lots,  which  has  prevented  some  from  building  decent  houses,  and 
which  could  not  be  remedied  otherwise  than  by  lengthening  the 
base  and  augmenting  the  proportions. 

These  suggestions,  I  respectfully  submit  to  your  considera- 
tion, feeling  an  interest  in  the  prosperity  of  a  town  in  wliich  I 


266  GOVERNOR   AxND   JUDGES'    RECORDS 

had  no  little  share  in  its  construction,  deduced  from  the  ideas  of 
Mr.  Justice  Woodward.  T.  S. 

Addressed  to  A.  E.  Wing,  Esq.,  Secretary. 
Petition  to  Governor  and  Judges  by  S.  Sibley  in  behalf  of  R. 
Forsyth  ;  lot  IS  and  part  of  17,  37  and  38,  section  3,  1820. 
To  the  Governor  and  Judges  of  the  Territory  of  Michigan,  act- 
ing under  the  Act  of  Congress  of  the  21st  of  April,  1806, 
providing  for  adjusting  the  title  of  land  in  the  Town  of 
Detroit,  etc. : 
Robert  A.  Forsyth,  administrator  de  bonis  non,  which,  were 
of  Robert  Forsyth,  late  of  Detroit,  claimed  for  and  on  behalf  of 
the  creditors,  heirs  and  legal  representatives  of  the  said  Robert 
Forsyth,  deceased,  humbly  showeth, 

That  the  said  Robert  Forsyth  in  his  lifetime,  together  with 
one  William  Smith,  being  then  partners  made  a  purchase  of  one 
George  Sharp,  of  a  house,  lot  and  premises  in  the  City  of  Detroit, 
to  wit:  on  the  30th  of  September,  1798. 

That  the  said  George  Sharp  by  deed  of  said  date  conveyed 
said  property  to  John  Kinzie,  half  brother  of  said  Robert  in  trust, 
to  hold  the  same  to  the  use  and  for  the  benefit  of  said  Forsyth 
and  Smith,  their  heirs  and  assigns,  and  by  said  Kinzie  Bond  of 
same  date  to  said  Forsyth  and  Smith  is  made  evident.  That  said 
Forsyth  and  Smith  entered  into  possession  of  said  property  and 
continued  to  possess  and  occupy  the  same  until  the  year  1805, 
when  being  embarrassed  in  business,  it  w^as  agreed  the  said 
property  should  be  sold  for  the  benefit  of  the  creditors  of  said 
Forsyth  and  Smith,  and  accordingly  was  sold  at  auction  by 
James  May,  Esq.,  and  by  the  deceased  purchased  in  through  Jona- 
than SchefTelin,  his  friend  and  agent,  and  permitted  to  remain 
in  the  name  of  said  Kinzie  for  the  use  of  said  deceased,  without 
any  conveyance  being  made  in  pursuance  to  said  sale  at  auction. 
And  that  the  said  Robert,  deceased,  from  the  time  of  such  sale 
at  auction  for  his  own  use  possessed,  occupied  and  enjoyed  said 
premises,  receiving  the  rents  and  profits  thereof  to  his  use  and 
benefit  until  ejected  and  turned  out  of  possession  by  the  British 
Army  in  1812.  That  in  1805  the  dwelling  house,  etc.,  were 
burned  and  afterwards  rebuilt  by  the  said  deceased  at  his  own 
f'xpense.  That  the  said  Robert  Forsyth  died  in  the  State  of  Ohio 
in  the  year  1813.  That  after  the  death  of  the  said  Robert,  they 
named  John  Kinzie  with  a  view  to  injure  and  defraud  the  credit- 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  267 

ors  and  heirs  of  the  deceased  in  violation  of  the  trust  reposed  in 
him  by  the  deceased  did  undertake  to  exercise  ownership  over 
said  property  and  to  sell  the  same  to  one  Richard  Pattinson,  since 
deceased,  whose  legal  representatives  make  claim  to  said  lot, 
claims  under  said  sale,  which  your  petitioner  avers  to  be  fraudu- 
lent, null  and  void,  as  having  been  made  by  collusion  and  without 
legal  authority  in  the  said  John  Kinzie.  Wherefore  for  inasmuch 
as  the  legal  and  equitable  estate  in  and  to  said  lot  and  premises 
belongs  to  the  creditors,  heirs  and  legal  representatives  of  the 
said  Robert  Forsyth,  deceased,  and  not  in  the  said  Kinzie  or  his 
assigns  your  petitioner  prays  that  the  said  title  to  said  lot  may  be 
adjusted  and  that  a  deed  for  the  same  may  be  made  to  the  legal 
heirs  and  representatives  of  the  said  Robert,  deceased. 
January  13,  1820. 

R.  A.  Forsyth, 

Administrator  to  the  Estate 
of  Robert  Forsyth,  deceased. 

On  motion  to  the  Board  ordered  that  the  deposition,  William 
Forsyth,  be  taken  at  Sandwich  before  a  Magistrate  or  other  per- 
son to  take  depositions  relating  to  the  matters  set  forth  in  the 
petition  this  day  filed  by  Robert  A.  Forsyth,  it  being  suggested 
that  the  said  Wm.  Forsyth  is  dangerously  ill,  and  not  likely  to 
live.  On  giving  notice  of  the  taking  of  such  deposition  to  the 
parties  concerned. 

1820.  R.  A.  Forsyth.  Petition.  Filed  in  my  office  Octobei 
23,  1820. 

A.  E.  Wing, 

Secretary. 

To  the  Governor  and  Judges  of  the  Territory  of  Michigan : 

The  memorial  of  Robert  A.  Forsyth,  administrator  de  bonis 
non,  of  Robert  Forsyth,  late  of  Detroit,  deceased,  humbly  show- 
eth  that  the  said  Robert  Forsyth  in  his  lifetime  was  the  rightful 
owner  of  a  lot  of  ground  with  a  valuable  dwelling  house  and 
outbuildings  thereon  erected,  situated  in  the  City  of  Detroit. 
That  the  said  lot  of  ground  was  held  in  the  name  of  John  Kinzie 
in  trust  for  said  Forsyth  and  one  William  Smith,  and  afterwards 
by  said  Kinzie  in  trust  for  said  deceased.  Your  memorialist  is 
informed  that  the  said  John  Kinzie  since  the  death  of  said  Robert 
Forsyth  pretends  right  and  claim   in  and  to  said  lot,   and   has 


268        GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

moved  your  Honors  for  a  deed  for  said  lot  and  premises  in 
of  the  trust  reposed  in  him  by  the  deceased.  Where- 
fore your  memorialist  in  right  and  behalf  of  the  heirs,  creditors 
and  legal  representatives  of  said  Robert  Forsyth,  deceased,  ap- 
pears and  protests  against  the  claims  of  said  Kinzie  to  said  lots 
and  says  that  a  deed  for  the  same  ought  to  issue  to  the  heirs  of 
the  said  Robert,  deceased,  and  not  to  said  John  Kinzie,  which  he 
is  ready  to  prove  before  this  honorable  board. 
Sol.  Sibley, 

Attorney  for  R.  Forsyth,  Administrator. 
Detroit,  October  23,  1820. 


Requisition,  T.  Smith,  1821 : 

It  would  appear  that  the  public  looks  to  Mr.  S.  for  to  rectify 
the  errors  that  have  crept  into  the  survey  of  the  city,  but  surely 
they  cannot  suppose  that  he  is  accountable  for  the  several  changes 
made  by  different  surveyors  during  sixteen  years  without  his 
knowledge. 

Required  that  the  city  chain  be  sent  to  the  blacksmith  to  be 
adjusted — one  hundred  cedar  pickets — half  a  toise  of  rubbish 
stone.     The  chain  man  to  be  appointed  and  sworn,  who  may  be 

wanted  for  a  week  or  fortnight.     One stone  of  a  foot 

square  to  be  set  in  the  line  of  Jefferson  Avenue  at  the  angle  of 
the  principal  base,  5  or  6  feet  in  length.  The  general  plan  and 
the  back  plan  wanted  for  inspection. 

N.  B. — The  above  requisition  is  in  case  more  than  one  bound- 
ary is  wanted. 

A  wheel  plough  for  one  or  two  days  to  turn  a  furrow  around 
the  sections.  As  to  the  original  diagram  it  is  the  same,  but  as  to 
the  alterations  made  in  the  interior  arrangement  Mr.  S.  would 
not  like  to  proceed  without  written  instructions,  and  every  sec- 
tion drawn  by  itself  and  signed  by  the  board.  Mr.  S.  feels  this 
an  indispensable  duty  he  owes  to  himself. 

List  of  deeds  on  file.     Not  executed.     Made  15th  July,  1823. 

Deeds  ordered  by  the  Governor  and  Judges,  but  not  executed. 
Grantee.  Date.  Year.  No.       Sec. 

Thomas  Smith   50  4 

Pompey  blackman    24  7 

Governor  Hull   2600-1600-1024   Total  5304 


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PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  269 


Catherine   McNiff    

John  Conner  

Mr.   Frerot   

Robert  and  James  Abbott .  .  . 

Sarah  Abbott   

Sarah  Town    

Robt.   Fleming   

Catherine  Mettez  

Ephraim  Town 

John  Palmer 

Betsey  Horner   -Mar.  28 

J.  B.  Comparet Jan.    22 

Francais  Cobeille Jan.    21 

Urselle  Cadorette Jan.    21 

Peter  Desnoyer    Feb.   23 

Baptiste   Allard    Mar.  28 

John  Dillet    Feb.     4 

Andrew  Dexter  (duplicate)..  Mar.  13 

Mrs.  La  Foy Jan.    28 

United  States  of  America ...  Feb.   11 

Solomon   Sibley    No  date 

Therese  Peltier Jan.    28 

Jos.  Watson    Jan.      !) 

Sarah  Sibley No  date 

Catherine   McNiff    Jan.      9 

Blank   No  date 

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270  GOVERNOR   AND   JUDGES'   RECORDS 

Jos.   Watson    "     "  5304  sq.  ft. 

James   Henry    Apr.     7  1809  17160  sq.  ft. 

Israel  Hunt No  date  6  1 

Alary  A.  Scott   Mar.  28  1807  35             8 

John  Harvey Jan.      9  1807  3             4 

Abijah  Hull    Aug.  28  1807  40,  41          1 

Joseph  Voyer  Mar.  28  1807  50             8 

Elizabeth  Curry  Mar.  28  1807  33             7 

Robt.  and  Jas.  Abbott Jan.    22  1807  41             3 

John  Anderson Jan.    21  1807  27             8 

Abijah  Hull   Aug.    8  1807  84,  85          1 

Archibald  Horner  heirs No  date  28,  29  park  lots 

John  Palmer No  date  20  12 

Francis  Gouin December  1816  Blank 

Mary  Longdon December  1816  99             2 

Thos.  Carr    December  1816  51             7 

Morris   Williams    1821  54             6 

John  S.  Robey Oct.    30  1820  10             8 

Thos.  Smith   1800  101             3 

Memorial,  filed  April  11,  1825: 

To  the  Governor  and  Judges  of  the  Territory  of  Michigan,  sitting 
as  a  Land  Board  under  the  Act  of  Congress,  to  settle  and 
adjust  titles  to  land  in  the  City  of  Detroit: 

The  petition  of  the  undersigned,  citizens  of  the  City  of 
Detroit,  respectfully  represent  that  they  understand  a  fractional 
lot,  so-called,  lying  between  the  lots  of  O.  and  L.  Cook  and 
Joseph  Campau,  in  section  2  of  said  City,  is  advertised  to  be  sold 
this  day  at  auction ;  that  the  said  supposed  fraction  of  a  lot  has 
always  been  used,  occupied  and  enjoyed  as  a  public  alley  of  the 
said  City,  in  the  same  manner  as  the  alley  on  the  opposite  side  of 
Jefferson  Avenue,  over  against  the  said  supposed  fraction ;  that 
the  present  occupants  of  the  lots  adjoining  the  said  fraction,  pur- 
chased with  the  understanding  that  the  same  was  an  alley,  to  the 
use  of  which  as  an  alley  they,  as  well  as  the  Citizens  of  Detroit, 
had  a  right. 

They  therefore  pray  that  the  sale  of  the  said  fraction  may  be 
suspended  this  day  that  time  may  be  given  to  those  interested  to 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAXD    BOARD  271 

make  inquiry  or  take  such  steps  in  the  premises  as  may  be  deemed 
convenient  and  proper. 

Adna  Merritt.  Melvin  Dorr. 

Eleanor  Reid.  Peter  J.  Desnoyers. 

Simon  Poupard.  r-  c 

Cox  RAD  Seek. 

John  Hale. 

^  r-^  C.  S.  Payne. 

E.  Converse. 

Jos.  Campau.  Levi  Brown. 

Levi  Cook.  John  Palmer. 

Joseph    Watson's    certificate    respecting    Catharine    Godfrey. 
Donation  lot.     Claimed  by  Major  Torrey,  28  October,  1829. 

I  certify  that  I  well  recollect  that  whilst  I  was  acting  as  secre- 
tary to  the  Governor  and  Judges  of  Michigan  as  Commissioners 
under  the  act  of  the  21st  April,  1800,  a  deed  was  prepared  by  me 
and  signed  by  them  to  Catharine  Godfroy,  afterwards  Mrs. 
Voyer,  for  a  donation  lot  to  which  she  had  been  decided  to  be  enti- 
tled under  the  aforesaid  act.  I  also  well  recollect  that  in  all  cases 
where  the  quantity  contained  in  a  lot  exceeded  five  thousand  feet, 
which  was  often  the  case  in  consequence  of  the  shape  of  the 
sections,  the  deeds  in  such  case  were  retained  by  me  until  the 
surplus  was  paid  for,  either  at  two  cents  per  foot  for  lots  in 
sections  one  and  two  or  of  one  half  of  a  cent  per  foot  for  those 
in  the  other  sections,  and  if  Catharine  Godfrey's  lot  contained 
an  excess  as  in  my  impression  the  deed  was  retained  for  this 
reason.  An  impression  also  rests  on  my  mind  that  the  excess  of 
those  lots  arranged  to  the  third  class  by  the  Committee  appointed 
in  180T  to  adjust  the  titles  to  lots  was  by  resolution  of  Commis- 
sioners released  on  account  of  a  disproportion  in  value,  but  with- 
out reference  to  the  records,  I  cannot  recollect  to  which  class 
Catharine  Godfroy  was  arranged. 

Jos.  Watson. 

Detroit,  28  October,  1820. 

Certificate  in  favor  of  Ira  Waite,  administrator  on  estate  of 
Obed  Waite. 

It  is  hereby  certified  that  on  a  final  settlement  of  the  account 
of  Ira  Waite,  administrator  on  the  estate  of  Obed  W'aite.  de- 
ceased, for  the  said  Obed,  superintending  in  the  erection  of  a 
Court  House  in  the  City  of  Detroit,  agreeably  to  the  provisions  of 
the  Act   of  Congress  of  April  twenty-first,  one  thousand  eight 


272        GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

hiincireci  and  six,  there  is  due  to  the  said  Ira  Waite,  as  adminis- 
trator aforesaid,  or  to  bearer,  one  hundred  dollars  of  which  this 
certificate  is  given  in  evidence,  and  which  shall  entitle  him  or 
bearer  at  any  public  sales  of  the  land  granted  by  the  said  Act  of 
Congress,  to  bid  thereupon  to  that  amount,  provided,  however, 
that  the  Governor  and  Judges  for  the  Territory  of  Michigan,  re- 
serve the  right  of  fixing  a  minimum  value  upon  the  said  land 
offered  and  provided  also,  that  no  interest  be  allowed  upon  this 
certificate.  By  order  of  said  Governor  and  Judges. 
Detroit,  12  November,  1829.  . 

Lewis  B.  Sturges, 

Secretary. 

It  is  hereby  certified  that  on  a  final  settlement  of  the  account 
of  Ira  Waite,  administrator  on  the  estate  of  Obed  Waite,  de- 
ceased, for  the  said  Obed,  superintending  in  the  erection  of  a 
Court  House  in  the  City  of  Detroit,  in  the  Territory  of  ^Michigan, 
agreeably  to  the  provisions  of  the  Act  of  Congress  of  April 
twenty-first,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  six,  there  is  due  to 
said  Ira  Waite,  as  administrator  aforesaid,  or  to  bearer,  two  hun- 
dred and  twenty-two  dollars,  of  which  this  certificate  is  given  in 
evidence,  and  which  shall  entitle  him  or  bearer  at  any  public  sales 
of  the  land  granted  by  the  said  Act  of  Congress,  to  bid  thereupon 
to  that  amount,  provided  however,  that  the  Governor  and  Judges 
for  said  Territory  reserve  the  right  of  fixing  a  minimum  value 
upon  the  said  land  offered,  and  provided  also  that  no  interest  be 
allowed  upon  this  certificate.  By  order  of  said  Governor  and 
Judges. 

Lewis  B.  Sturges, 

Secretary. 

Detroit,  13  November,  1829. 

Letter  to  Major  Biddle  on  the  subject  of  the  public  Building, 
etc.    Filed  November  30,  1829  : 

Copy  500  words  5/ — 

To  the  Hon.  John  Biddle : 

We,  the  common  council  of  the  City  of  Detroit,  beg  leave  to 
call  your  attention  to  the  subject  of  getting  a  law  passed  by  Con- 
gress for  the  transfer  of  the  residue  of  the  Military  property  in 
this  place  to  the  corporation  of  this  city ;  the  importance  of  the 
measure  particularly  with  a  view  to  a  speedy  removal  of  the 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  27?, 

Alagazine  is  too  well  known  to  you  to  need  any  comment  from 
us.  The  site  selected  by  Capt.  Perkins  to  be  received  by  the 
United  States  in  exchange  for  their  property  here  and  which 
appears  to  be  the  most  eligible  for  Military  purposes  is  Spring- 
wells,  and  as  there  is  a  difficulty  in  obtaining  a  valid  title  for 
that  property,  we  would  suggest  the  propriety  of  ascertaining 
whether  Congress  would  pass  a  law  authorizing  the  taking  of  so 
much  of  it  as  may  be  wanted  for  Military  purposes,  we  paying 
the  amount  for  which  it  may  be  appraised. 

We  have  understood  that  there  might  be  some  opposition  to 
the  removal  of  the  quartermaster's  department  from  this  place 
and  consequently  of  the  transfer  of  so  much  of  the  property 
owned  by  the  United  States  as  is  occupied  by  that  department, 
we  think  it  would  be  best  to  get  a  transfer  of  the  whole  of  the 
property  if  practicable  but  we  would  not  strenuously  insist  upon 
it.  We  would  also  suggest  the  propriety  of  having  a  proviso  in 
the  law  authorizing  the  conveyance  of  the  property  to  any  indi- 
vidual in  case  of  a  failure  on  the  part  of  the  corporation  to  com- 
ply with  its  requirements.  We  have  here  given  you  our  general 
views  on  this  subject  and  rely  with  the  most  perfect  confidence 
on  your  judgment  and  ability  for  the  accomplishment  of  the  ob- 
ject as  shall  be  most  for  the  interest  of  this  city. 

The  Common  Council  are  most  solicitous  for  the  immediate 
removal  of  the  magazine  now  situated  in  the  City.  You  are  fully 
aware  of  the  apprehension  of  most  of  our  citizens  on  this  sub- 
ject. The  Common  Council  several  years  since  executed  a  bond, 
which  has  been  accepted  by  the  war  department  for  the  amount 
deemed  sufficient  for  the  erection  of  a  magazine  agreeably  to  the 
provision  of  the  Act  of  Congress,  approved  May  30,  1826,  and  we 
trust,  even  if  you  should  fail  in  procuring  the  exchange  above 
mentioned,  that  you  will  procure  an  appropriation  for  the  pur- 
chase of  a  site  for  a  magazine  without  the  limits  of  the  city,  so 
that  a  building  may  be  immediately  erected,  and  the  old  magazine 
removed. 


Abstract 

of  lots  to  be  examined: 

LOTS  TO  BE   EXAMINED. 

Section  1. 

51         56 

Next  to  Methodist  Church. 

63         69 

See  Dr.  Brown. 

64         70 

See  Dr.  Brown. 

r- 
i 

41 

48 

43 

49 

68 

274        GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

Section  2. 
G     Jeff.  Avenue,  next  to  No.  5,  corner  of  Jeff.  Avenue 
and  Griswold  Street. 
See  Apendix  Catholic  Church. 
Cut  through  by  Griswold  Street. 
Cut  through  by  Griswold  Street. 
On  Larned  Street,  rear  of  6  and  T.     See  Apendix 
Catholic  Church. 
69     On  Larned  Street,  rear  of  7.    See  Apendix  Catholic 

Church. 
80     Larned  and  Wayne. 
84  to  92     Supposed  to  be  in  Military  Reservation. 
94     Cut  through  by  Griswold  Street. 

Section  3. 
46     On   Woodbridge    Street   and   W.   of    G.    Meldrum, 
which  is  45. 

Next  to  45,  Charles  Larned. 
Rich.  Smythe. 

Corner  of  W.  Ave.,  and  Wood.  St.,  opposite  J.  An- 
derson. 

On  Wood.  Ave.,  next  S.  of  55. 

Mary  Seek.     Deed  executed  May  11,  1807,  and  re- 
corded.    Relinquished  by   Gabriel  Godfroy,  Junior. 
Next  south  of  108. 
41       108     On  W.  A.,  next  to  56.    These  4  lots  are  together  on 
W.  A.  107  is  corner  of  W.  A.  and  Atwater  St. 

Section  4. 
52  56  Deed  executed  February  11,  1807.  Donation  to  Ann 
Coates  for  lot  No.  52  and  recorded  in  book  No.  1, 
P.  13,  February  13,  1807,  A.  C.  December  13,  1809, 
conveyed  said  lot  to  Francis  Lapage  with  the  follow- 
ing boundaries :  "being  lot  No.  52  in  section  4,  be- 
ginning at  the  most  southwestern  corner  and  running 
thence  north  60  degrees,  east  50  feet ;  thence  north 
30  degrees,  west  80  feet ;  thence  south  60  degrees, 
west  50  feet ;  thence  south  30  degrees,  east  80  feet 
to  the  place  of  beginning,  containing  about  4,000 
square  feet. 

1811,  June  26.     Frank  Lapage  and  Catharine  Mete 
dit  Lapafe  assigned  the  deed  to  Antoine  Lasselle, 


47 

37 

53 

39 

55 

40 

56 

42 

107 

PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  275 

1817,  February  21.     Antoine  Lasselle  conveyed  the 

lot  to  Louise  De  Valcourt. 

The  new  plan  of  the  city  was  adopted  April  7,  1807. 

57  61     Gabriel  Godfroy  lots.     These  lots  on  the  new  plan 

58  G2     are  the  same  as  57  and  58,  old  plan. 

These  lots  corner  on  W.  A.  and  W.  St. 
76     75  and  77  are  conveyed  to   S.   Sibley,  assignee   of 
Gabriel  Richard.     Enquire  of  J.  R.  Williams.     La- 
douceur  or  Meldrum  &  Park. 
188     Fraction  sold  to  Elliot  Gray,  October  J  ] ,  183-1. 
189  to  195     Water  lots  unsold. 

Section  No.  6. 

55  54  Maurice  Willermy,  Deed  Executed  Dec.  17,  1808. 
March  23,  1821.  Application  made  by  M.  Willermy 
for  the  renewal  of  a  deed  of  this  lot  formerly 
granted  him  as  a  donation  and  claim  rejected.  Deed 
on  file  unexecuted.    Adv.  last  fall  and  not  sold. 

81  79  See  abstract  to  whom  does  this  lot  belong,  one 
granted  to  Joseph  Pinard  and  then  to  Jacob  Nado. 
John  Farmer  and  Carpenter. 

Section  7. 

Advertised  last  and  not  sold.    Charles  Gouin,  Jr. 

Marian  Monette.     See  Journal. 

Marian  Monette.     See  Journal,  pp.  65,  70. 

Thos.  Mahony.     Relinquished.     Sold. 

Adv.  last  fall  and  not  sold. 

Sold  to  R.  Gillett.  last  fall  and  not  paid  for. 

E.  Curry.     Deed  recorded. 

See  Journal,  Ps.  70-100. 

Cecil  Renau.     Sarah  Abbot.    Enquire. 

Sold  at  auction  to  John  McDonell,  P.  223.    Was  it 

paid  for? 

Section  8. 

2     See  Journal,  P.  221-246.     Thos.  Palmer,  September 
9,  1831. 

8     Deed  to  Pierre  Bezeau.     Chas.  Earned   claims,  P. 
268. 

36         37     Sold  to  B.  Campeau,  P.  210. 


21 

21 

30 

;!i 

31 

32 

22 

23 

35 

36 

42 

42 

33 

34 

34 

35 

72 

75 

32 

33 

81 

20 

27 

28 

39 

40 

276        GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

41         42     Margaret  Welch.     Chas  Larned,  claimant.     Adv.  & 

not  sold. 

George  Welch.     N.  Prouty,  claimant,  p.  268. 

Adv.  last  fall  and  not  sold.     Wm.  Scott,  etc. 

Deed  ordered  to  John  Anderson. 

Sold  at  auction  to  E.  Converse,  P.  223.     Adv.  last 

fall  and  not  sold. 
44         46     Relinquished  by   Farnsworth,   P.   269.      Enquire  of 

E.  F. 

Section  9. 

4  Thomas   Palmer.      Palmer   has   a   deed   of   this   lot, 
P.  98-140-142.     Enquire  of  Palmer. 

5  Thomas  Palmer,  P.  88,  July  25,  1834.     Enquire  of 
Palmer. 

67  Advertised  last  year  and  not  sold. 

Section  10. 

All  disposed  of. 

11  Enquire  of  Palmer  at  what  time  he  got  his  deed. 
13     Enquire  of  Palmer.    25  July.  1823. 

Section  11. 

13  Adv.  last  fall  and  not  sold. 

17  See  when  Palmer  got  his  deed,  25  July,  1823. 

19  See  when  Palmer  got  his  deed,  25  July,  1823. 

22  See  when  Palmer  got  his  deed,  25  July,  1823. 

24  See  when  Palmer  got  his  deed,  25  July,  1823. 

26  See  when  Palmer  got  his  deed,  25  July,  1823. 

28  See  when  Palmer  got  his  deed,  25  July,  1823. 
These  deeds  on  January,  1824. 

65  Adv.  last  fall  and  not  sold,  fraction. 

68  Not  in  the  Brush  line.    Do. 

69  Do.  Do.     Fraction. 

66  Do.  Do. 

61  Do.    Thos.  Palmer  has  a  deed. 

Section  No.  12. 

12  Adv.  last  fall  and  not  sold. 

29  Thos.  Palmer.     See  when  he  got  deed,  25  July,  1823. 

30  No  conveyance. 

31  When  did  Palmer  get  deed,  25  July,  1823. 
68  Do.  23  July,  1829. 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  277 

09     Adv.  and  not  sold. 

70  Palmer.     See  date  of  deed.     20  July,  1831. 

71  Do.  Do.  Do. 

Section  9. 
57,58,59,60,61,62.    July  29,  1831. 
Abstract  of  lots  to  inquire  about : 

ABSTRACT   OF   LOTS   UNACCOUNTED    FOR. 

Old.    New.  Section  No.  1. 

Woodward,   Jefferson  and   Michigan  Avenues,  and 
Brush  line. 
51         56     Next  to  Methodist  Church  on  Woodward  Avenue. 

Adv.  last  fall  and  not  sold. 
63,  64     69,  70     See  Dr.  Brown  as  to  these  lots. 

For  proceedings  with  Catholic  Church,  see  page  278. 

Jeff.,    Wood.,    Larned,    Wayne,    Griswold,    Camp. 
Martius. 

Section  No.  2. 
6     On  Jefferson  Avenue,  next  W.  of  No.  5. 
P.  148,  7     Corner  of  Griswold  Street.    Folio  2  (upper). 
P.  150     Quaere.    These  two  lots  supposed  t6  be  sold  to  Palmer 

and  Mclnstry,  April  25,  1825 — Jour.,  p.  148. 

No.  18  is  a   fractional  lot  corner  of  Jeff.  Avenue 

and  Wayne  Street,  and  sold  to  Governor  Cass. 

Military  Reservation. 

Military  Reservation. 

Military  Reservation. 

Military  Reservation. 

Military  Reservation. 

Military  Reservation. 

Military  Reservation. 

Military  Reservation. 

Parts  of  43,  44  &  45  to  heirs  of  Wm.  Robertson ; 

this  is  a  mistake.     These  lots  are  in   Jour.  No.  3, 

ps.  195,  196. 

These  lots  are  not  on  Farmer's  Map. 

This  lot  ditto. 

Cut  through  by  Griswold  St.,  near  Fort  St. 


19 

17 

20 

18 

21 

19 

22 

25 

29 

26 

30 

27 

31 

28 

32 

33 

44 

41 

48 

42 

49 

278        GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

68  On  Larned  street  west  of  No.   67,  corner  of  Gris- 

69  wold  street.    Lot  supposed  in  Catholic  Church. 

80     Not  numbered  on  the  map.     Supposed  to  be  corner 
of  Larned  and  Wayne. 

84  to  92     Not  on  the  map.     Supposed  to  be  Military  Reserva- 
tion. 
94     See  Journal,  pages  251,  253. 

Section  No.  3. 
Bounded  north  by  Jefferson  Avenue,  east  by  Wood- 
ward Ave.,   South  by  the  River  and  west  by.  the 
Military  Reserve. 

Nos.  19  and  20  lie  west  of  Wayne  Street,  and  corner 
on  the  Reserve  on  Jeff.  Avenue.     H.  J.  Hunt's  lots. 
Not  on  the  map  and  belong  to  the  Military  R. 
On  east  side  of  Shelby,  44  is  corner  of  Shelby  and 
Woodward  street.    Wm.  Robertson. 
See  pages  195  and  196. 
On  Woodbridge  Street. 

Corner  of  Woodward  Ave.  and  Woodbridge  street. 
Street. 

On  Woodward  Avenue. 
Military  Reserve. 
Public  wharf.  ,..   -     ■ 

Section  No.  4. 

North  by  Jeff.  Avenue,  east,  Brush  line ;  S,  River ; 
W.  Woodward  Avenue.  No.  1,  corner  of  Jeff,  and 
Wood.  Aves. 

16  to  50  inclusive.     Brush  line.  ■•,-»['> 

52  56  D.  B.  Cole  in  possession.  Lot  52 'granted  to  Ann 
Coats,  February  IJ,  1807;  A.  C.  Francis  Lapage, 
F.  and  D.  A.  Lasselle,>A.  Laselle  arid  Louise  Deval- 
court.  .U-, 

On  Wood.  Ave.  '  '       .         ■"' 

Corner  of  Wood.  Ave.  and  Woodbridge  street. 
On  Woodbridge  street,  second  lot  above  Bates  St., 
south  side.  '  '"'  ' 

Sold  to  E.  Gray. 
Water  lots  appear  not  to  have  been  sold. 


21  to  34 

43, 

44 

46, 

47 

55 

56 

75  to  89 

88, 

89 

57 

61 

58 

62 

76 

188 

189 

to  195 

PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  279 

Section  No.  G. 
South  by  Michigan  Ave.,  Monroe  Ave.  and  Brush 
hne. 
55         5-1     Maurice    W'illermy.      Advertised    last    fall    and    not 

.    sold. 
81         79     Deed  ordered  to  J.  Nado,  December  15,  1808. 
Quaere,  was  it  ever  granted? 

Section  No.  7. 
Monroe  Ave.,  Wood.  Ave.  and  Miami  Ave. 
21         21     Charles  Gouin,  Jr.    Advertised  last  fall  and  not  sold. 

30  31     Enquire. 

31  32     Enquire  in  Journal,  pp.  65  and  70  ;  No.  23,  also  relin- 

quished. 
35         36     Enquire.     Adv.  last  fall  and  not  sold. 
41         42     Sold  to  R.  Gillett  Nov  25,  1833.    Payment  not  made. 

53  55     Methodist    Church.      Enquire,    see   ps.    32    and   68 ; 

deed  signed  and  delivered. 

54  56     Methodist    Church.      Enquire,    see    ps.    32    and    68 ; 

deed  signed  and  delivered. 
72  ,       75     Cecile  Reneau,  Sarah  Abbott.    Enquire. 

34  Relinquished  by  Teunis  Wendell.    Enquire. 

35  Relinquished  by  Teunis  Wendell.     Enquire;  pp.  100, 
255,  260,  70. 

28     Lewis  Davenport  claims  a  deed  of  this  lot  for  Obed 
Wait,  see  p.  282,  also  p.  223. 

Section  8. 
Woodward,  Michigan  and  Washington  Avenues. 
2     Deed  to  Wm.   Scott,  Sarah   Macomb  page  221  and 

Thos.  Palmer,  page  246.     Enquire. 
8     Deed  to  Pierre  Bezeau,  Chas.  Earned,  claims,  page 
208.    Enquire:  ' 

37     Thos.   Palmer".     Enquire.     Sold    to   B.   Campau,   P 
210. 
41         42     Margaret  Welch,  Chas.  Larncd.  claim.     Adv.  &  not 
sold. 
81     George  Welch.     N.  Prouty.     Claims.     P.  265. 

Section  9. 
Miami  and  Madison  Avenue  &  Brush  line. 
P.  98,  4     Thos.  Palmer.    Enquire.     See  p.  239. 


280 


GOVERNOR   AXD   JUDGES'   RECORDS 


5 

8 

55 

56 

r3  to  77 

67 


12 
13 

17 
19 
22 
24 
26 
28 
62 
63 
64 
65 
66 
68 
69 


Thos.  Palmer.    Enquire.    See  p.  88,  25th  July,  1823. 

Thos.  Palmer.     Enquire.     Deed  recpt  by  T.  P.,  29th 

July,  1831. 

Brush  farm.    Enquire. 

Brush  farm.    Enquire. 

P.  98.    Thos.  Palmer.    Enquire  part  Brush  line. 

Adv.  and  not  sold.     Situated  among  the  lots  granted 

to  the  Catholic  Church,  but  is  not  in  the  deed. 


Section  No.   10. 

Washington,  Michigan,  Macomb  Avenues  and  Cass 

line. 
33     Enquire.     Conv'd.     Thos.   Palmer.     1829,  July  22. 

P.  193. 
62     Enquire.     Conv'd.    Thos.  Palmer.     1829,  July  22. 
78     Enquire.     Conv'd.     Thos.   Palmer.     1829,  July  23. 

P.  194. 

Section  No.  11. 

Madison  and  Adams  A.  &  Brush  line. 

Part  Brush  line.    Enquire. 

Enquire.     Advertised  last  fall  and  not  sold. 


Frac- 


tion. 

Enquire. 

Enquire. 

Enquire. 

Enquire. 

Enquire. 

Enquire. 

Enquire. 

Enquire. 

Enquire. 

Enquire. 

Enquire. 

Enquire. 

Enquire. 


Thos.  Palmer 
Thos.  Palmer 
Thos.  Palmer 
Thos.  Palmer 
Thos.  Palmer, 
Thos.  Palmer 
B.  line. 
B.  line. 
B.  line. 

Adv.  &  not  sold 
Adv.  &  not  sold 
Adv.  &  not  sold 
Adv.  &  not  sold 


See  his  receipt. 

See  his  receipt. 

See  his  receipt. 

See  his  receipt. 

See  his  receipt. 

See  his  receipt. 


Fraction. 
Fraction. 


Section  No.  12. 

Macomb  &  Adams  Aves.  and  Cass  line. 
Donation  11     Enquire.     Hannah,  black  woman.     In  Heu  of  51, 
sec.  6.    See  Journal,  p.  31,  32. 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAXD    BOAKI^ 


281 


27 
39 


No. 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 
10 

11 
12 
13 
14 
15 
16 
17 


12     Enquire.     Adv.  &  not  sold. 
30     Enquire. 

69     Enquire.     Adv.  &  not  sold. 
Park  Lots. 
All  sold. 

Ten  Thousand  Acres. 
AH  sold  ;  not  certain.    Examined. 
As  to  lots  35,  38,  52,  54,  all  receipted  by  Palmer. 
All  dated  July  25,  1823. 

Section    8.     Lots  omitted. 

20  A  Deed  on  file  purporting  to  have  been  executed  to 
W'm.  Scott,  Admr.  of  Abner  C.  Ackley  Donation. 
Advertised  last  fall  and  not  sold. 

28  Deed  ordered  to  John  Anderson.  Adv.  and  not 
sold. 

40  Advertised  and  not  sold.  Sold  at  auction  to  E.  Con- 
verse Sept.  9,  1829.    See  page  223. 

46     Relinquished  by  Farnsworth,  P.  269. 

The  abstract  made  by  Brush  is  brought   down  to 
Dec.  1825,  Ps.  152,  154. 

Attended  October  15,  16,  17,  18,  20,  21,  22,  23,  24, 
25,  27,  28,  29,  30,  Nov.  1,  3,  4,  5,  6,  13,  14,  15. 

Section  No.  9. 

ABSTRACT  OF  LOTS  SOLD  BY  THE  GOVERNOR  AXD  JUDGES. 

Thomas  Palmer,  part  of  (Brush  line,  part  of).     Enquire. 


Francis  Gowen. 

Thomas  Palmer.     Deed  receipted  by  T.  P. 

page  203. 

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282 

18 
19 
20 

21 
22 
23 

24 
25 
26 

27 
28 
29 
34 
35 
55 
56 
57 
58 
59 
60 
61 
62 
63 
72 
73 
74 
75 
76 
77 
78 


GOVERNOR   AND   JUDGES'   RECORDS 
Thomas  Palmer. 


<< 
« 


« 

« 


to  33  inclusive.     Catholic  Church. 

Part  of  Brush  line, 
to  54  inclusive,  Brush  line. 

Part  of  Brush  line. 

T.  Palmer.    - 
T.  Palmer. 


to  71  inclusive,  Catholic  Church. 
Brush  line.     Fraction.     Not  sold. 
"         "        Thomas  Palmer  Fraction. 


Brush  line. 

"     to  T.  Palmer, 
to  82  inclusive.     Brush  line. 


Not  soki. 


Section  No.  10. 

ABSTRACT  OF  LOTS  SOLD  BY  THE  GOVER^JOR  AND  JUDGES. 

1  and  2.     Charles  Larned.     No.  2,  Thos.  Palmer  reconveyed, 
page  246. 

3  Jno.  S.  Roby. 

4  Thomas  Rowland. 

5  "  " 

6  "  ' 

IV  «  « 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  283 

8  "  " 

9 
10     Thomas  Palmer. 
11 

12     Thomas  Pahner  reconveyed,  page  246. 
13 

14  "  " 

15  to  28     Alexander  Macomb. 

29  and  30     Deed  ordered  to  T.  Palmer. 

31  and  32     T.  Palmer. 

33     T.  Palmer. 

34,  35,  36     T.  Palmer. 

37  Part  Cass  line,  T.  Palmer. 

38  to  50     Cass  line.    T.  Palmer  fraction  of  each,  No.  38  and  50. 

51  Part  of  Cass  line,  J.  R.  \\'illiams. 

52  Jno.  R.  Williams. 

53  T.  Rowland. 

54  J.  R.  Williams. 

55  T.  Rowland. 

56  T.  Rowland. 

57  to  61     T.  Palmer.    See  page  172. 

62  T.  Palmer.    See  his  receipt  for  deed. 

63  to  66     T.  Palmer. 

67     Alexander  Macomb. 
68,  77     T.  Palmer. 

78  Fraction  T.  Palmer. 

79  Jno.  R.  Williams. 

80  "      " 

81  Sylvester  Day. . 

82  Cass  line. 

Section  Xo.  11. 

ABSTRACT  OF  LOTS   SOLD   BY   THE   GOVERNOR    AND   JUDGES  AS 

DONATIONS. 

1  to  12     Brush  Hne. 

12  Part  of  Brush  line.  .] 

13  Governor  and  judges. 

14  T.  Palmer. 

15  T.  Palmer. 

16  "         " 


284  GOVERNOR   AND   JUDGES'   RECORDS 


17 

a 

it 

Sse  receipt. 

18 

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19 

a 

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See  receipt. 

20 

it 

i( 

21 

<< 

<< 

22 

<< 

f  < 

See  receipt,  January,  1824. 

23 

It 

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24 

T. 

Palmer. 

See  receipt. 

25 

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t^ 

26 

a 

It 

See  receipt. 

27 

T. 

Palmer. 

28 

a 

i( 

See  receipt. 

29 

n 

(( 

30 

Brush  line 

(part  of)  T.  Palmer. 

31 

T. 

Palmer. 

32  a  41     Brush  line. 
42  a  60     Brush  line. 

61  Brush  line,  T.  Palmer. 

62  Brush  line,  part  of. 

63  Brush  line. 

64  Brush  line. 

65  Gov.  and  Judges.    Adv.  and  not  sold. 

66  Brush  line,  part  of  Gov.  and  Judges,  not  sold. 

67  T.  Palmer. 

68  a  80     Brush  line.    68  &  69  are  not  in  the  Brush  line. 

Section  No.  12. 

ABSTRACT  OF  LOTS  SOLD  BY  THE  GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES. 

1  a  10     Cass  line. 

11  Cass  line  (part  of)  Hannah  (black  woman). 

12  Adv.  and  not  sold. 

13  T.  Palmer. 

14  T.  Palmer. 

15  Sold  to  S.  Mack. 
16 

17  Sold  to  S.  Mack. 

18  Sold  to  S.  Mack. 

19  "     "    Dr.  McKoskry. 

20  John  Palmer. 

21  Jno.  R.  Williams.  • 

22  "     " 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    I'.OARD  285 

23  Jno.  Palmer. 

24  Sold  to  Dr.  McKoskry. 

25  Sold  to  S.  Mack. 
20  Sold  to  S.  Mack. 

27  Sold  to  S.  Mack. 

28  "     "    " 

29  Thomas  Palmer. 
30 

31  T.  Palmer. 

32  Thomas  Palmer. 
33 

34  Cass  line  (part  of)  T.  Palmer. 

35  a  GO     Cass  line.     No  35  fractional.     T.  Palmer. 

Gl  part  of  Cass  line     T.  Palmer  (within  the  Cass  line  entire). 

G2  part  of  Cass  line     T.  Palmer  (within  the  Cass  line  entire). 

G3  part  of  Cass  line     T.  Palmer. 

64  T.  Palmer. 

65  T.  Palmer. 

66  T.  Palmer. 

67  T.  Palmer. 

68  T.  Palmer. 

69  Adv.  and  not  sold. 

70  T.  Palmer. 

71  T.  Palmer. 

72  Cass  line,  part  of     T.  Palmer. 

73  a  84     Cass  line 

Mem.  of  balances  dues  to  the  Detroit  Fund. 

Due  by  James  Anderson $  80.00 

Conrad  Seek 23.00 

*James  Henry 100.00 

*Benj.   Woodworth    21.20 

*Jean    Simare    100.00 

*Jean  Bte.  Picquet 85.90 

E.  Brush  on  lot  9,  section  1 62.04 

*G.  Godfroy,  Jr.,  by  note 18.18^ 

*^Iary   Abbott    1 7.08 

*R.  and  J.  Abbott 62.04 


$589.54^ 


(Note.    Handwriting  of  Joseph  Watson.) 


286        GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

No.  53. 

Abijah  Hull  acct,   Territory  of   Michigan,  payable   from   the 
Detroit  Fund. 
Territory  of  Michigan, 

To  Abijah  Hull,  Dr. 
To  my  services  as  a  surveyor  from  the  first  of  May,  1807,  to 
the  last  of  September  following,  at  the  rate  of  250  dollars  per 
year,  is  $104.1G. 

Treasurer's  Office, 

Detroit,  October  1,  1807. 

I  have  examined  the  above  account  of  Abijah  Hull  against 
the  Territory  and  have  audited  the  same  at  one  hundred  and  four 
dollars  sixteen  cents  and  do  certify  that  there  is  that  sum  due 
him,  payable  from  the  Detroit  Fund. 

E.  Brush, 

Treasurer. 
Warrant  on  the  Treasurer,  No.  53 : 

E.  Brush,  Treasurer  of  the  Territory  of  Michigan,  is  author- 
ized and  required  to  pay  to  Abijah  Hull,  one  hundred  four  dol- 
lars, sixteen  cents,  according  to  the  Certificate  hereunto  annexed. 
Given  under  my  hand  and  the  seal  of  the  Territory,  the  32nd 
day  of  December,  1807. 

By  the  Governor, 
S.  Griswold, 

Secretary  of  Michigan  Territory. 
Reed  at  the  Treasurer's   office,  Dec.  22,  1807,  one  hundred 
dollars  on  the  within  account. 

Abijah  Hull. 

Received  also,  April  22,  1808,  the  further  sum  of  four  dollars 
on  this  account.  Abijah  Hull. 

E.  Brush,  treasurer,  in  account  with  the  Detroit  Fund,  com- 
mencing April  5,  and  ending  September  30,  1808. 

No.  4. 

The  Detroit  Fund,  in  account  current  with  Elijah  Brush, 
Treasurer,  commencing  April  1,  and  ending  September  30,  1808, 

1808.  Dr. 

April  22.  To  cash  in  warrants,  Nos.  32-3  and  4,  paid 
to  Abijah  Hull  for  his  services  and  advances 
made  m  surveying,  as  per  his  accounts  and 
warrants  Nos.  35-57 $  7 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAXD    BOARD  287 

Aug.  J .  To  do.  paid  Stanley  Griswold*  in  do.,  Nos. 
35-G  for  three  toise  of  stone  for  the  use  of 
the  wells  on  the  common  as  per  his  accounts 
and  warrants   30 

Sept.  30.  To  balance  in  the  hands  of  the  Treasurer  car- 
ried to  new  accounts 11.9634 


$48.96>4 
*No  voucher. 

1808.  Cr. 

April     1.     By    balance    brought    from    old    account    of 

March  31,  1808  $11.96>4 

April  22.  By  r-mount  of  Warrants  issued  to  Abijah 
Hull,  Nos.  32-3  and  4,  for  his  services  and 
advances  made  for  surveying 7. 

Aug.  1.  By  amount  of  do  35  and  6,  issued  to  Stanley 
Grisw^old  for  three  toise  of  stone  furnished 
for  the  use  of  the  wells  on  the  common 30. 


$48.96^ 
Treasurer's  office,  City  of  Detroit,  September  30,  1808. 

E.  Brush, 

Treasurer. 
Detroit  Fund  with  Aaron  Greeley,  May  9th,  1809 : 
The  Detroit  Fund, 

1809.  To  Aaron  Greeley,  Dr. 

To  surveying  and  bounding  on  the  domain  $  $ 

8G    lots    from    5    to    10    acres    each,    1930 
chains   at  $3,   per   80   chains,   or   $3,   per 

mile    72.27>^ 

Making  plan  for  the  same 8. 

39  certificates  for  the  same  at  $.623^  each.  .     24.373/^ 
53  certificates  for  city  lots  at  $.623/4  each.  .     33.12>4 

Attendance  on  the   Board 6. 

Assistance  to  Mr.  Watson 2.  145.773^ 


$145,773^ 


Detroit.  9th  May,  1809. 

Aaron  Greeley. 
Deputy  Surveyor. 


288        GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

Received  the  above  amount  in  an  order  on  the  Treasurer  of 
the  Detroit  Fund,  which  when  satisfied  will  be  in  full  of  all  de- 
mands to  this  day. 

Witness  my  hand  at  Detroit  this  9th  May,  1809. 

Aaron  Greeley. 

Letter  from  the  treasurer  of  the  Detroit  Fund,  October  10, 
1816: 

Detroit,  16th  October,  1816. 

The  Treasurer  of  the  Detroit  Fund  hath  the  honor  of  trans- 
mitting his  Account  to  the  Legislative  Board  from  the  1st  May 
last,  down  to  this  date,  by  which  it  appears  there  is  a  balance 
in  the  fund  of  $235.86^,  subject  however  to  a  deduction  of  $50 
which  will  be  due  him  on  the  9th  next  month  for  his  sallary  as 
Treasurer  of  the  Detroit  Fund,  all  which  is  most  respectfully  sub- 
mitted by  the  board's  most  obedient  servant, 

Robert  Abbott. 

Treasurer's  Report  of  the  Detroit  Fund  placed  on  file  October 
16,  1816. 

Addressed  to  the  Honbl.,  the  Legislative  Board,  Detroit. 

Note.  B.  Stead  and  A.  Edwards  to  the  Detroit  Fund  for  $125 
payable  26th  day  of  May,  1818,  interest  from  26th  Nov.,  1817. 
1817. 

Cancelled.    R.  Abbott,  Treas. 

On  or  before  the  twenty-sixth  day  of  May  next  (1818),  we, 
the  undersigned  promise  to  pay  to  the  Governor  and  Judges  of  the 
Territory  of  Michigan  acting  as  commissioners  under  an  Act  of 
Congress  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  adjustment  of  Titles 
of  Land  in  the  Town  of  Detroit  and  Territory  of  Michigan  and 
for  other  purposes."  The  sum  of  one  hundred  and  twenty-five 
dollars  with  interest  at  the  rate  of  six  per  cent  per  annum,  until 
paid,  to  be  computed  from  the  26th  day  of  November  last 
(1817),  being  one-fourth  part  of  the  purchase  money  of  lot  num- 
bered fifty  in  section  numbered  three,  in  the  City  of  Detroit,  pur- 
chased from  said  commissioners  at  auction  on  the  said  26th 
Nov.,  1817.  In  witness  whereof  we  have  hereto  set  our  hands 
and  seals  at  Detroit  this  31st  day  of  December,  A.  D.  1817. 

B.  Stead. 
A.  Edwards. 

Signed,  sealed  and  delivered  in  presence  of 
Geo.  McDougall, 
Witness. 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAXD    BOARD  289 

Certificate  of  Board  of  Commissioners,  $100  in  lieu  of  dona- 
tion lot,  cancelled  May  12,  1819: 

This  certifies  that  there  is  due  from  the  Detroit  Fund  to  the 
Rev.  Gabriel  Richard  the  sum  of  one  hundred  dollars  in  lieu  of  a 
donation  lot  to  which  he,  the  said  Richard,  was  entitled  pursuant 
to  the  Act  of  Congress  in  this  behalf  made  and  provided.  Signed 
at  Detroit,  this  third  day  of  July,  A.  D.  1811,  in  obedience  to  an 
order  of  the  Commissioners  under  the  aforesaid  Act  of  the  Con- 
gress. 

James  Witherell, 

President  of  the  Board  of  Commissioners. 

Note,  McKinstry  and  Wing,  due  31st  December,  1822 : 
$250 

On  or  before  the  thirty-first  day  of  December  next,  for  value 
received,  we,  jointly  and  severally,  promise  to  pay  to  Robert 
Abbott,  Esquire,  Treasurer  of  the  Detroit  Fund,  or  to  his  suc- 
cfssor  in  the  ofifice,  the  sum  of  two  hundred  and  fifty  dollars, 
with  interest  at  the  rate  of  six  per  cent  per  annum  from  the 
twenty-first  day  of  March  present. 

Detroit,  March  25,  1822. 

David  C.  McKinstr\. 
A.  E.  Wing. 

See  lot  No.  49,  sec.  3.     Paid  by  S.  Conant,  Nov. 

Note,  McKinstry  and  Wing,  due  1823 : 
$250. 

On  or  before  the  thirty-first  day  of  December,  one  thousand 
eight  hundred  and  twenty-three,  for  value  received,  we,  jointly 
and  severally,  promise  to  pay  to  Robert  xA^bbott,  Esquire,  Treas- 
urer of  the  Detroit  Fund,  or  his  successor  in  office,  the  sum  of 
two  hundred  and  fifty  dollars,  with  interest,  at  the  rate  of  six  per 
cent  per  annum,  from  the  twenty-first  day  of  March  present. 

Detroit,  March  25,  1822. 

David  C.  McKinstry. 
A.  E.  Wing. 

See  lot  No.  49,  section  3.     Paid. 

Note,  McKinstry  and  Wing,  due  1824. 
$250. 

On  or  before  the  thirty-first  day  of  December,  one  thousand 
eight  hundred  and  twenty-four,  for  value  received,  we.  jointly 
and  severally,  promise  to  pay  to  Robert  Abbott,  Esquire,  Treas- 


290        GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

urer  of  the  Detroit  Fund,  or  his  successor  in  office,  the  sum  of 
two  hundred  and  fifty  dollars  with  interest  at  the  rate  of  six  per 
cent  per  annum,  from  the  twenty-first  day  of  March  present. 
Detroit,  March  25,  1832. 

David  C.  McKinstry. 
A.  E.  Wing. 

See  lot  No.  49,  section  3. 

Theodore  Ilolden,  W.  W.  Petit  to  Robert  Abbott,  Treasurer, 
Note: 
$17.25. 

On  the  thirty-first  day  of  December  next,  we  promise  to  pay 
to  Robert  Abbott,  Treasurer  of  the  Detroit  Fund,  or  to  his  succes- 
sor in  said  office,  seventeen  dollars  and  twenty-five  cents,  with 
interest  at  the  rate  of  six  per  cent  per  annum  from  this  date  until 
paid  for  value  received. 

Detroit,  April  22,  1822. 
$17.25. 

One-half  of  lot  60  in  section  7. 

Theodore  Holden. 
W.  W.  Petit. 

On  the  thirty-first  day  of  December,  1823,  (twenty-three),  we 
promise  to  pay  to  Robert  Abbott,  Treasurer  of  the  Detroit  Fund, 
or  to  his  successor  in  office,  seventeen  dollars  and  twenty-five 
cents,  with  interest  at  the  rate  of  six  per  cent  per  annum  from 
this  date  until  paid,  for  value  received. 

Detroit,  April  22,  1822. 
$17.25. 

Theodore  Holden. 
W.  W.  Petit. 

Schedule  of  debts  due  the  Detroit  Fund,  25th  April,  1823 : 
Schedule  of  debts  due  the  Detroit  Fund  are: 
Thomas  Coquillard,  bal.  due $  121.75 

Theodore  Holden  and  Wm.  Petit,  4  notes 69.00 

A.  G.  Whitney  and  Peter  J.  Desnoyer 135.00 

A.  G.  Whitney  and  Jas.  McCloskey,  bal 44.32 

Theodore  Holden  and  Wm.  Petit,  4  notes 50.00 

Calvin  Baker  and  Thos.  Palmer's  note 361.89 

Thomas  Rowland  and  John  Hunt 95.00 

Thomas  Rowland  and  John  Hunt 70.00 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAND    BOARD  291 

D.  C.  McKinstry  and  A.  E.  Wing,  4  notes 1000.00 

Jas.  McCloskey  and  H.  J.  Hunt's  note 800.00 


$2746.90 
Detroit,  23d  April,  1823. 
Robert  Abbott. 

Theodore  Holden,  W.  W.  Petit,  to  Robt.  Abbott,  Treas.  Note, 
$17.25.     Int.  to  22d  December,  $15.18 

69.00 


$84.18 
On  the  thirty-first  day  of  December,  1824  (twenty- four),  we 
promise  to  pay  to  Robert  Abbott,  Treasurer  of  the  Detroit  Fund, 
or  to  his  successor  in  office,  seventeen  dollars  and  twenty-five 
cents,  with  interest  at  the  rate  of  six  percent  per  annum,  from 
this  date  until  paid,  for  value  received. 

Detroit,  April  22,  1822. 
$17.25. 

Theodore  Holden. 
W.  W.  Petit. 

On  the  thirty-first  day  of  December,  1825,  (twenty-five),  we 
promise  to  pay  to  Robert  Abbott,  Treasurer  of  the  Detroit  Fund, 
or  to  his  successor  in  office,  seventeen  dollars  and  twenty-five 
cents,  with  interest  at  the  rate  of  six  percent  per  annum,  from 
this  date  until  paid,  for  value  received. 

Detroit,  April  22,  1822. 
$17.25. 

Theodore  Holden. 
W.  W.  Petit. 

Dr.  Wm.  Brown,  statement  respecting  E.  Brush's  Estate,  Jef- 
ferson Avenue,  27  August,  1829 : 

I  was  present  with  Col.  Elijah  Brush,  late  of  Detroit,  at  the 
time  he  made  an  entry  in  his  book  as  Treasurer  of  the  Detroit 
Fund  against  the  Fund,  for  land  falling  within  the  continuation 
of  Jefiferson  Avenue.  Col.  Brush  stated  that  the  Boara  Had 
agreed  with  him  to  pay  him,  for  the  ground  falling  within  the 
street,  a  certain  quantity  of  land  elsewhere — to  pay  him  for 
removing  certain  Ijuildings,  and  to  continue  the  street  through. 
That  the  Board  had  neither  continued  the  street,  nor  paid  him  for 


292        GOVERNOR  AND  JUDGES'  RECORDS 

the  ground  taken  by  them,  and  he  therefore  considered  it  just 
that  he  should  charge  the  Board  for  the  land.  Col.  Brush  con- 
sulted me  upon  the  subject  of  making  the  charge,  and  I  advised 
it.  I  considered  it  at  the  time  a  fair  charge,  and  told  Col. 
Brush  that  under  similar  circumstances  I  should  make  it.  I  am 
satisfied  that  if  Col.  Brush  had  lived,  no  part  of  that  charge 
would  ever  have  been  paid  by  him,  under  existing  circumstances. 

He  also  said,  that  Colonel  Proctor  had  demanded  the  public 
property  in  the  hands  of  citizens  here,  and  that  if  he  did  not  now 
secure  his  claim  he  should  lose  it.  He  apprehended  that  he  would 
be  called  upon  by  the  Commanding  Officer  for  the  balance  ap- 
pearing against  him,  and  that  it  was  better  to  settle  his  claim  at 
once,  and  avoid  paying  anything  to  the  British  Government.  And 
in  this  opinion  I  concurred. 

Wm.  Brown. 

Detroit,  August  27,  1829. 
Abstract  of  lots  unsold : 

Park  lots  and  Ten  Thousand  Acre  Tract,  April  2,  1835,, 
Detroit  Fund. 

All  the  park  lots  conveyed.    Also  the  ten  thousand  acre  tract. 
Statement  of  lots  belonging  to  the  Fund  at  this  date,  April  2, 


K 


183/1 

Section  No.  1,  lot  No.  56.     Hathon  says  this  lot  contains  25  feet 
in  front  after  filing  the  deed  executed. 
July  1.     Sold  to  Young  Mens  Society. 

Section  No.  3,  lot  No.  108.     James  Abbott  in  possession. 

104.     Claimed  by  Campau. 
lU.     Not  sold.    See  Journal  1831,  P.  232. 
Sold  by  the  Corporation  for  25  years. 

Section  No.  4  lot  No.  TG.    Judge  Sibley  says  this  lot  was  granted 
George  Meldrum.    I  find  no  conveyance  of  it. 

Deed  has  been  granted  for  lot  in  front  of  J.  Hale  to  carry 
his  lot  to  the  channel  of  River. 

Deed  has  been  granted  for  lot  in   front  of  O.   Cook  to 
carry  his  lot  to  the  channel  of  River. 

Deed  has  been  granted  for  lot  in  front  of  J.  Roberts  to 
carry  his  lot  to  the  channel  of  River. 

Deeds  are  ordered  for  Cook  and  Hale.    Consideration  not 
paid. 


PROCEEDINGS    OF    LAXD    BOARD  293 

Section  No.  7— Lots  Nos.  21,  31,  42,  2^,  61,  62  claimed  by  Mrs. 

Dubois. 
Section  No.  7,  Lot  No.  33.  is  probably  the  property  of  the  Fund. 
Section  No.  8,  Lots  No.  8  and  42.    Claimed  by  C.  Larned.    Claim 

allowed. 

Lots  Nos.  20,  28,  40,  46  and  67. 

Lot  No.  81  claimed  by  N.  Prouty.    Allowed. 
Section  No.  !).  Lots  No.  72,  73.  (Fractions).    On  the  Brush  line. 
Section  No.  11.  Lots  No.  13,  65,  66,  67,  68,  69.    Deeded  to  Thos 

Palmer. 
Section  No.  12.  Lots  No.  12,  30,  69. 


295 


Ind 


ex 


Abbott,  Elizabeth    164 

family    172 

Frances  164 

James.. 6,  39,  51,  61,  66,  72, 
73,  75,  77,  81,  90,  94,  110, 
117,  164.  168,  173,  183, 
198,  200,  204,  210,  246, 
248,    250,    254,    256,    269, 

270,  285,  292 

Mrs.  James    20 

Messrs.  J.  &  R 232 

Mary (note)  15,  51,  164, 

200,  231,  250,  285 

Pompey   (colored) 47,  172 

Robert.  . .  .7,  (note)  30,  39, 
56,  98,  108,  121,  125,  141, 
164,  167,  183,  200,  245, 
250,    260,    269,    270,    285, 

288,  289,  290,  291 

Samuel    164,   200 

Sarah    (note)    18,    51,   168, 

180,  198,  269,  275,  279 
Abstracts   of   lots    to    be    ex- 
amined     274 

Abstracts  of  lots  sold  by  the 

Governor  and    Judges 281 

Abstracts  of  lots  unaccount- 
ed for   277 

Academy,   see  buildings 

(note)   105 

Ackley,  Abner  P 

29   (note),  52,  198,  281 

Act  of  Congress,  1806 148 

Act  to  build  Council  House 
at  intersection  of  Wood- 
ward and  Adams  aves 161 

Adams,  Brig. 184 

Charles  S 158 

Adhemar,  Antoine    (note)... 113 
dit    St.    Martin,    Toussaint 

Anthony   226 

Allard,    Baptiste     (note)     23, 

43,  269 

Allair,  Jean  Baptiste 184 

Pierre 184 

Allen,  Catherine   200 

Charles    200 

John    200 

Joseph . 200 

Lewis  C 220 

Margaret    200 

Mary    200,   219 

William    

(note)   29,  199.  200,  213 
Alley    (public),  see  Streets.. 135 
American  House    (see   Build- 
ings     150 


Amusements   in    Detroit 222 

Anchorville    156 

Anderson,  J 201 

James.  .  (note)  51,  213,  239, 

240.  285 
John    (note)    23,    183,    184, 

213,  270.  274,  276,  281 

Julia  Ann  Taylor 184 

Thomas .184 

Andre,    Joseph     (dit    Clark) 

(note)  100,  142,  180,  224,  255 

Armltage,  Helen  M 219 

Army  of  the  Northwest 202 

Armstrong,   James   A 158 

Mary .231 

Askin    (Erskine) 

Adelaide 166,   225,   229 

Alexander    (Alick) 165 

Alexander  David .225 

Archange    225 

Catherine  225 

Charles  . 225 

Elinor   (Nelly,  Phyllis  Hel- 

ene)   216,  225 

(family)    165 

James .224,  225 

John.,  (note)  102,  165,  166, 
176,    183,    189,    199,    207, 

216,  224.  225 

Madelaine 225 

Therese .225 

Assumption  Church    (see 

Buildings    165 

Astor,   John    Jacob 223 

Atlee,  Mrs.  Thomas 218 

Atterbury,  John  G 220 

Attorney-General  (note)  19 

Atwater  (Attwater),  Cath- 
erine  205 

Clinton,    Edward 205 

Reuben,   10    (note)    38,   39, 

41,  42,  85,  204 

Aubin,   Joseph    176 

Auction  sales.  .  .39,  72,  77,  78, 
82,   92,    93,    96,    104,    130, 

131,   132,   134,   136 
Auction  of  Ten  Thousand 

Acre  Tract    96 

Auctioneer    93,     94 

Audrain,   Anne    212 

Elizabeth 164,  182 

Elizabeth  Frances  183 

Fany    182 

Francois .182 

James   H 182 

Margaret     (note)     28,    113, 

143,  182,  209 


296 


INDEX 


Margaret  A 182 

Maria  Caroline 182 

Peter ..5,  65,  68,  75,  76, 

164,    182,    233,    235,    237, 

238,  239,  240,  253,  265 

Peter  Duponce  182 

St.    Clair    182 

Baby,   Francois    164 

James    164 

Major    222 

Bacon,   David    156 

Bagnall,   Gilbert    197 

Bailey,  Lieut 194 

Baird,  Louise 170 

Baker 165,    181,    182,    230 

Calvin    290 

Daniel    (Capt) 209 

Bakery    201 

Baldwin,  Jobn    (note)   14,  18, 

160 

Ball,    Daniel    228 

Horatio     (note)     136,    141, 

228,  265 

Col.  John  S 150 

Mary     (Polly) 

(note)    47,  207,  237 

Mr 140,   143 

Nancy    150 

Ballangy,  see  Belanger. 

Bank  Act   169 

Bank  of  Detroit 206,  207 

Banks,  see  Buildings. 
Bantrlm    (Bantham) 

Peregrin.  .  .(note)    23,  36,   184 

Barkle,   Mary    1 64 

Barnard,  Henry 170 

Barthe,  Charles 225 

Marie  Archange 225 

Bateite    230 

Bates.     Frederick,     Judge..  3 
(note)  11,  42,  43,  47,  150, 

166,  201,  243,   244 

Thomas  Fleming 150 

Battle  of  Fallen  Timbers 154 

Battles,    Zachariah 

(note)  25,  36,  192.  193 

Beard,  David 

60,  (note)  108,  186,  225 

Beaubien,  Antolne 199,  227 

GenevieA'e     174 

Lambert    174 

Mary  Joseph  Cullierie  dit.  .189 

Susanne   Cullierie  dIt 185 

Begras  dit  Flauvel,  Urcelle.  .167 
Belair,  Joseph  Chulde  dit... 209 

Mary  Ann  Plessis  dit 199 

Belanger    261 

Anthony   224 

(Ballangy)    claim 260 

Frances     224 


Gregory    191 

(Belonger)    Jean  Baptist 

(note)  100,  142,  224,  255 

Margaret    224 

Mary    224 

Mary  Frances 224 

Oliver    224 

Philip    224 

Belcher,  Bridget 172,  194 

"Kitty"    194 

William    194 

Belonger,  John  Bt.,  see 
Belanger. 

Benjamin,    Louis 

(note)   23,  43,  184 

Bennett,  James 226 

Bentley,   Fanny 172 

John   

(note)  21,  25,  31,  172,  186,  192 

Mary    172 

Sally    172 

Sarah    172 

Bernier,  Michel    230 

Berry   Brothers'  varnish  fac- 
tory     221 

Berthelet  claim 259,  260 

Antolne  Oliver 223 

Henry 156,  223,  246,  247 

lots 265 

Louis  Benjamin 223 

Berthelette  (Berthelet) 

Peter (note)    95,  223 

Bezeau,  Archange 199 

Joseph  199 

Peter,  .(note)    29,    42,    198, 

199,  275,  279 

Blddle,   Major  John 272 

Bird,  Henry (note)  37,  204 

Blackmarr,  Sylvanus 

(note)    81,  133,  140,  222 

Blacksmith    199 

shop,  Indian,  see  Buildings 

Blackstone,  William 28 

Blockhouse  used  as  jail.  .161,  162 

Blockhouse   167 

Blondeau,    Geneveva 226 

Bloody  Run    221 

Bond,    Temperance 215 

Bondy,  Joseph    190 

Theresa   163,  212 

Bouquet's    expedition 217 

Bourdeau,    Catharine 171 

Veronica  174 

Bourgeat  dit  Provincal 

Pierre   . 175 

Boyer,  Eleanor  156 

Susanne    189 

Brady,  Prudence 163,  179 

Briely,  Catherine 251 


INDEX 


297 


British    troops   destroy   rec- 
ords       58 

Brock,  Gen.  Isaac 218 

Brooks,  Col.  Edward 211 

Margaret    Anne 211 

Brown,  Levi    271 

Simon    203 

William,  Dr...(note)  11,12, 
31.  152,  153,  174.  193. 
240,   241,   273.    277,    291.    292 

Brownstown    42 

Brush,  Alfred   B 166 

Charles  R 166,  229 

Edmund  A...  134,  166,  227,  281 
Elijah  (note)  18,  (note) 
19,  28,  33,  37,  38,  40.  45 
48,  104.  166.  167.  168,  225 
229.  237.  238,  239,  246, 
247,    250,    251.    253.    285, 

286.  287,   291.   292 
farm.. 61.  99,  142,  162,  166, 
204,    278.    279,    280,    282, 

283.  284,  293 

line   261.  276 

Semantha  166 

Academy (note)  105 

American  House   150 

Bakery 3 

Bank  of  Detroit. .  (note)  19, 
27,    28,  45,   152,   153,   160, 

166.  169,  196,  236 

of  Michigan 153,  161,  226 

Peoples  State  Bank  of  De- 
troit  .174 

Blacksmith  shop,  Indian 
(note)   676.  85.  217.  227, 

254    255 

Block  House 162,  167,  200 

Cabinet  shop 147 

Capitol  building ! .  .222 

Carpenter's  shop  for  Indian 
Department ....  .32.  218 

Churches 

Assumption  church  ......  .165 

Church  at  time  of  fire 156 

Mariners'  church. ....  .183,  184 

Methodist  church. 273.  277.  279 

Presbyterian  church 152. 

160,  173,  193,  197.  199.  213 

St.  Anne's  church 60, 

(note)  65,  96.  105,  152, 
156,  216,  217,  225,  226. 
253.    254.    274.    277.    278, 

280.   282 

St.  Paul's  church 226 

Citadel    3 

Classical    Academy 225 

Clothing    store 242 

Council  house 92,  96,  137,  161 


Court   House.  .  (note)    15,   17, 

54,  55,  75,  94,  96,  104,  115, 
116,  118,  138.  156,  167.  257. 

271.  272 

First  House  In  Detroit 5 

Fort  Gratiot  Light  House... 228 
Hotels  and  Taverns 

American  House 150 

Mansion  House. . 205.  211 

Pontchartrain  Hotel 227 

Russell  House 227 

Saginaw  Hotel    163 

Steamboat  Tavern   .......  .210 

Tavern  kept  by  Van  Avery. 222 

Tavern   224 

Houses  and    Improvements.  .   37 
Indian  Council  House  (in  old 

town)    248 

Indian  Blacksmith  Shop,  see 

Blacksmith  shop. 
Jail,  (note)  15,  17,  (note)  54, 

55,  87,  88.  89,  90,  91,  93.  94. 
96.  97,  98,  104,  105,  106, 
107,  109,  112,  115,  116,  118, 
119,  121.  122.  123.  125,  129, 
130,  131.  138.  146.  162.  167. 
176.  200,  223,  257.  259.  260, 

262.  263 
Magazine  in  Military  Re- 
serve   273 

Market  Buildings 222 

Metropolitan  Police  Head- 
quarters   172 

Moy  house 206 

Rifle  shop    .  .224 

St.   Luke's  Hospital  and 

Church  House 206 

Sawmill,  first  in  Detroit 227 

Schools 165.  195 

Young  Ladies'  Academy. .  .194 

University  of  Mich 

105,  153,  157.  161 
Warehouse  95 


Bulkley.  Caroline  A 212 

Burbeck.  Colonel  Henry 

(note)  32.  202 

Burnett,  John 

(note)   47,  207.  208 

Martha    208 

Rebecca    208 

William    207 

Burton,  C.  M.  Sketch  of 

Woodward    154 

Cadle,  Rev.  Mr 226 

Calaghan,  Widow 253 

Cadorette  (Cadoret),  Ange- 

lique (note)  47.  208 

Frances    168 

Ursula. .  (note)  18,  167,  168. 

208.  269 


298 


INDEX 


Callahan    (Calahan,  Callag- 

lian,  Calll£?an),  Hugh 

(note)    26,  27,  63,  67,  68, 

83,  185,  196,  252,  253 

Elizabeth    196 

Campau 30 

Alexander  Macomb 185 

Alice  218 

Angelique 192,  195,  199 

Barnabas    (Barnabus,  Bar- 

naby) 48,  77,  185, 

192,  275,  279,  292 

Ca,therine  185 

Dennis (note)    23,  47,  185 

Genevieve 174 

James    1S5 

John  Barnabus 192 

John  Baptist 239,  240 

Joseph.  ..29,  31,  51,  65,  70, 
74.  176,  185,  194,  199,  248. 

250,   253,   270,   271 

Louis   185 

Mary  Cecilia 185 

Mary  Felicity   174 

Nicolas  Amable    185 

Rose 195 

Simon    174 

Therese 225 

Toussaint.  . .  (note)   23.  47,  1X5 

Campaus 185 

Carpenter 201,  202,  275 

Carr,  Thomas.  .  (note)  26,  41, 

193,  270 

Cass  farm 158,  222,  259. 

280.   283,   2S4.  '285 
Lewis...  (note)   53,  75.  120, 
148,  153,  165,  213,  214,  224 
Casse  dit  St.  Aubin,  Mary 

Anne    UK 

Catharine,  an  Indian 195 

Catholic  Corporation 

65,   (note-|    71,  250 

Cato   (Negro)    231 

Cemeteries 133,  135,  217 

Catholic (note)   65,   71, 

131,  254 
Protestant,  .(note)   71,  133. 

219.  264 
Chabert,  Felicity  de  Joncaire 

de  ISr. 

Judith  de  Joncaire  de 21*3 

Philip    Daniel    de   Joncaire 

de   216 

Chambers.  Felicite 210 

Col.  Stephen   159 

Chapoton.   Augustln 176 

Mary  Catherine  Angelique.  156 

Chapotons  . 185 

Charier,  Catherine 179 

Chatron   (Chatran,  Sharton) 
Peter (note)   23,  40.  182 


Chene,  Elizabeth 194 

Chimney    32,  248 

sweep   200 

Chittenden,  Benjamin 

(note)  30.  35,  198,  201 

Elizabeth 63,  66,  67.  68, 

83.  90,  254,  255,  256 

James  (Capt.) 83,  185, 

i86,  196,  253 
Mrs.  James  (see  Elizabeth) 

68.  186 

Cholera 202,  217,  220 

Chovin,  Charles   222 

Louise  222 

Christiancy,  Isaac  S 161 

Chulde  dit  Belalr,  Joseph 209 

Church  at  time  of  fire.  .  .156,  216 
Churches,  see  Buildings. 

Cicot.  Teresa  185 

Circus    (Grand) 161,   223 

City  chain   268 

Claimants  divided  into  three 

classes  8 

Clair,  Francis (note)  26,  193 

Clark,  Jane  (widow) 26 

Joseph  Andre  dit...  (note) 

100,  180,  142 

Levi  S 125 

Clarke  261 

(Clark)   claim 259,  260 

Classical  Academy  (see  Build- 
ings)     225 

Clay,  Henry 219 

Clemens,  Christian   219 

Cloutier  family    185 

Mrs (note)  23 

Rene    184 

Widow  Isabella  or  Eliza- 
beth   36,  184 

Coates,  Ann 230,  231,  274,  278 

Cobeille,  Francais,  see   Go- 

beille   269 

Cochois,  John  B 194 

Coddington,  Ann   152 

Cole,    D.    B 278 

Cole,  Henry  S 170,  190,  206 

Coles  (Cowles),  Thomas 

(note)    30,  201 

Colt,  Sylvia 219 

Comparet,  Frances   193 

Jean  Baptlste.  .38,  43,  193,  269 

Margaret  193 

Mrs (note)  26 

Commissioners  to  dispose  of 
Ten  Thousand  Acre  Tract.  . 

53,  56 
Conaghan   (Conahan), 

Charles       212 

Conant,  Austin  B 219 

Harry  A 219 

Horatio  219 


INDEX 


299 


John   S 219 

Shubael (note)    72,  77, 

88.    94,    97,    98,    112,    119. 
120.    123.    169.    219,    256. 

257,  289 

Consress,  Act  of  1805 3 

Act  of  1806.  .  .5,  6.    (note) 

11.  15.  53,  54,  57,  58,  59 

Conner    (Connor),  Alice 

(note)   23,  40,  185 

John (note)  18,  34. 

167,  168.  185.  230.  243,  269 

Conn,  Robert 230 

Conoly.  Patrick 230 

Conspiracy  of  1763 217 

Converse.  E 271.  276,  281 

Cook,  Abraham.  .  .  (note)  47.  208 
Mrs.  Abraham. .  .  (note)  20, 
48,   61.   62,   83,   172,   242,   254 

Eliza    208 

Henry  Snelling  208 

James  H 208 

Jane 36,  172,  200,  208 

John   208 

Joseph  208 

Levi 270,  271 

Mrs (note)  30 

Orville 270,  292 

Otis    208 

Richard    208 

Cooper,   Alexander    187 

David   187 

David  M.   (Rev.) 187 

Elizabeth...  (note)    24,36,187 

Joseph    (see  Negro) 230 

Corliss,  Daniel   190 

Mrs.  Lucinda 206 

Coquilliard,  Alexis  248 

Thomas    290 

Cote,  Antoine   187 

Joseph,  .(note)    24,   43,   46, 

53,  187,  189 

Magdelein 24,  35,  51, 

186,  187 

Prisque (note)   24,  47,  186 

Cottrell,  Elizabeth 208 

Cox,  Thomas  245 

Council  house,  see  Buildings. 
Court  House,  see  Buildings. 
Couture,   Marie   Catherine... 

190,  198 

Craig,  Archibald  178 

Crane-Reeder  suits 181 

Crequl,  Agnes 193 

Bazile  (Basil) ...  (note)  24, 

35.  186,  187 

John  Baptiste 186 

Veronique 25,  35 

Crette,  Angellque  Charlotte.  .155 
Crier  of  the  Courts 200 


Crown,  Elizabeth 187 

Cuillier    dit    Beaubien.    Mary 

Joseph   189 

Cullierie  dit  Beaubien.  Su- 

sanne 185 

Currv,  Charles (note)  26, 

51,  167,  185,  195,  197,  238, 

250,  252 

Curry's  corner 31,  196 

Curry,  Elizabeth  (Mrs.) 

(note)  23,  35,  51,  185,  252, 

270,  275 

Peter (note)    23,  72,  84, 

186,   217,  225,  255 

Daily,  Joseph 224 

Dartmouth  College  166 

Davenport,  Anne  E 174 

Lewis  (Louis)....  173,  186,  279 

Dav,  Hannibal    221 

Isaac (note)  30,  40.  200 

Isaac  W 103.  119 

Mary (note)   30.  40 

Moses   200 

Sylvester (note)   80,  85, 

221,  222.  255,  283 

Dearborn,  Gen.  Henry 

19.  (note)  32.  157,  202.  218 

Deare,  Henry  William 

(Judge)    195 

Deer  Park   172 

Dejean,  Philip 155 

Delegate  to  Congress 217 

Deleil,  Marie  Genevieve 179 

Delisle,  Francois  47 

Monica    176 

Dellard,    Mary   Ann 224 

De  Peyster,  Col.  Arent  S 237 

DeQuindre,  Adelaide    185 

Louis  170 

Descomps   dit  Labadie,  Elea- 

191 


nora 


Deshetres,  Jean  Baptiate.  .  .  .176 
Desnoyer   (Denoyer),  Ann 

Caroline 170 

Charles  Chrysologus 170 

Charles   Robert    170 

Elizabeth    170 

Emily  170,  221 

Francis   Xavier    170 

Josephine  Silvanie 170 

Mary    40 

Mary  Antoinette 170 

Mary  Magdelene    170 

Mary  Louise  Rose 170 

Mrs 20 

Peter   (Pierre) ..  (note)   20, 
69,  162,  169,  170,  191,  212, 
221,   249,  258.   269,  271,  230 
Peter  John. 69,  162,  169,  170, 

191,  249,  258,  269,  271,  290 


300 


INDEX 


Victoria   170 

Detroit  Bank  (see  Buildings) 
(note)  19,  27,  28,  45.  152, 
153,  160,  166,  168,  196,  206, 

207,  236 

Detroit  burned  In  1805 3 

Commons 152,  156,  165, 

173,  197,  251 

Commons,  wells  on 19 

discontent  of  the  people...     5 

first  house  In 5 

Fund 15,  (note)  18,  19, 

26,  30,  32,  33.  38,  39.  40, 
46,  47,  51.  56.  58,  60,  72, 
73,  74.  76,  78.  84,  85,  92, 
94,  101,  102,  104.  105,  106. 
108,  110,  111,  112,  114, 
117,  119,  120,  122,  123, 
124,  129,  130,  131.  132, 
133.  136,  141,  142.  146. 
166,  167,  200,  249.  251, 
285,    286,    287,    288.    289. 

290.   291,   292,   293 

Gazette Ill,  131.  227 

laid  out  by  Woodward 263 

plan  of 3.  4,  5,  6,  7,  14, 

43,  50,  58,  62,  67,  125,  126,  154 

plat  ordered   18 

River  78 

Schools  (see  Schools)  .216,  217 

De  Valcourt,  Louise 275,  278 

Dexter,  Andrew 207.  269 

Andrew,   jr (note)   45 

Samuel 207 

Judge  Samuel  W 207 

Dexter,  Mich 207 

Dicks,  Rachel   203 

Dickson.  Mrs 208 

Dilhet  (Dillet).  John  (Jean). 

(note)   30,  36.  201,  232,  269 
Dillon.  Peter  (school 

teacher) 196 

Distillery    222 

Doctors 84,  85,  198 

Dodemead,  Alice 187,  198 

Ann  188,  189 

Catherine  .188 

David   188 

Elizabeth    187 

Isaac 188 

James.  .  .25,   42,  43,   66,  90, 

187,  201,  226,  241,  242,  256 
Jane (note)   24,  43,  60, 

116,  187,  189 
John. 7,  25,  43,  161,  171.  187, 

188,  198,  231,  241,  242.  245 

John  George   188 

John,   sr 189 

Mary 188 

Mr 30 

Robert    188 


Donaghey   (Donahue,  Don- 
eghy),  Catherine. .  ..(note) 

66,  72,  84,  186.  217,  255 

Donahoe,  George   217 

Donation  lots 7,  8,  162,  167 

lots,  not  to  be  sold 16 

Donovan  (Donavon,  Duna- 

ven) .189 

Catherine  166 

Mary  (Polly)  .  (note)  24,  43, 

101,  102,  166.  235.  255 

Mary  Fullerton 166 

Matthew,  (note)   16,  18.  32, 
84,  165.  217,  231,  235,  239, 

250    254 
Sarah  (Sally)  ...  (note)  24. 
36,  43,  101,  102,  166.  217,  235 

Donovan's    230 

Dorchester,  Lord  (Guy  Carle- 
ton)    155 

Dorr,   Josiah   R 227 

Melvin  156,  210,  271 

Dougerty,  Dennis 231 

Dousman,  Michael 170 

Drain  for  use  of  city 260 

Drake.  Francis 230 

Dring,   Sarah    158 

Drouillard,  Francis 224 

Joseph  163 

Josette   162,  163 

Mary  Louisa 197 

Susanne    224 

Dubois,  Mrs 293 

Etienne    210 

Duchaineau,  Louis 193 

Duchene,  Charles  Stephen.  .  .176 

Magdelene    186 

Ducheneau,  Louis,  (note)  26,  193 

Duel 221 

Dufour.  Catherine 210 

Dunevan,  see  Donovan 64 

Durette.  Archange   165 

claim .259,  260 

Frances  Elias   165 

Gabriel     165 

Jean  Baptlste. . .  (note)   16, 
(note)  100,  142,  165,  224,  255 

Mary    165 

Mary  Ann 165 

Theresa   165 

Victoria   165 

Duroche  (Durocher),  Michel. 

(note)   24,  35.  189 
Dyson,  Ann.  .  .  (note)  24,  40,  188 

Jane 188 

Samuel 188,  189 

Samuel  T 188.  246 

E.  A.  B.— Edmund  A.  Brush.  134 

Earl  of  Traquair 151 

Eastman,  Jonathan 

(note)  133,  177,  228.  262 


INDEX 


301 


Eberts,  Dr.  Herman 230 

Mrs.  Marie  Francoise.  .230,  233 
Therese 230,  231,  233 

Ecuyer,  Maria  Therese 179 

Therese     52 

Edwards,  Aaron 218 

Abraham (note)    69,  76, 

77,  78,  141,  209,  218,  256, 

257,  258,  288 

Henry    218 

Oliver  218 

Thomas    218 

Elliott,  Mary 166 

(Elliot),    Matthew.. 

(note)   64,  166,  217,  246,  247 
Sarah 101,  102,  166,  255 

Emerson,  Mack  &  Conant...219 
Ennis,  Robert,  see  Innis,  Rob- 
ert. 

Fairchild,  Louisa 212 

Fairman,  Jacob 48,  82,  254 

Farewell,  Joseph   108 

Farley,  John   221 

Farmer,  John   275 

Farmer's   Map    277 

Farnsworth 276,  281 

Farnsworth,  Elon    204 

Farwell,   Joseph    (Maj.) 184 

Faulkner,  Eliza    168 

Fearson,  Clemence 180,  224 

Felicite   180 

Hannah 52,  236 

John    180,  224,  235 

Julia    180 

Mary  Amable    236 

Victoria  (Victorie)  ..(note) 

24,  35,  179,  180,  189,  236 

Fence  around  jail 123,  129 

Finch,  James 118,  120 

Fire  Department 201,  204,  205 

Protection   50 

Fisher,  Jane    206 

Merrit   206 

Otis (note)    79,  161,  221 

Fitzpatrick,  Patrick 

(note)  48,  210 

Flanagan,   Barnabas 202,   206 

Wlliiam (note)    42,  44, 

169,  202,  206 
Flauvel,  Urcelle  Begras  dlt..l67 

Fleming,  Elizabeth   200 

Robert.  .  (note)  .13.  15,  157,  269 

Sninpson    242 

Fletcher,  Joseph    213 

Fletcher's  Survey 96,  260 

Forsyth  &  Smith 213 

Alice  Marlon 229 

Jane  Cameron 166,  229 

Maria   229 


Robert (note)    144,   228, 

229,   266,  267, 

Robert  Allen.  144,  229,  266, 

William 174,  228, 

Fort  Gratiot  light  house 

Road    

Fort  Lernoult 

Fort  Wayne,  Ind 

Fortier,  Charles 

Mary  Rose 170, 

Fouche,    Charles    

Fox,  Michael (note)  34, 

Francoeur,  Antolne  Nevue 

dlt    

(Francalr),    Augustin.... 

Frazer,  Alexander  D 

Free  Press  

Frerot,  Mr 

Genevieve.  .  (note)    20,  44, 

John  Francis  

Fuller,  Abraham    

Sarah   

Gagnier,  Isaac    

Mary  Louise   

Galerno   (Gallernau),  Pierre 
(note)  26,  37, 

Gamash,  Reney    

Gaol,  see  Jail. 

Garden,  public 71,  82, 

Geel   (Gill),  Abraham 

34,  199,  248,  249, 

Caroline    

Mrs.  Nancy.  .  (note)   29,  31, 
199.  248, 

Geisse,  Henry  Augustus 

Gentle,  Adam   

John 7,  (note)  18,  168, 

213, 

Martha 

Thomas   

William   

Glffard,  Francis  

Gill,  see  Geel. 

Abraham   99, 

GlUett,   Reynolds 275, 

Shadrack    

Girard  (family)   

Girardln,   Charles   F..(note) 
25,  32,  40, 

Jacques 32,   162,  163, 

193,  247, 

James    

Josette   247, 

Widow  Josette (note) 

Girardln  lot 259, 

Glass,  Lucinda 190, 

Robert (note)   24, 

(note)   44,  190, 
Gobeil    (Gobeille,  Gobeye,  Go 
bey,  Gobe,  Cobellle) 


268 
267 
267 
228 
165 
204 
218 
155 
190 
231 
204 

202 
2a7 
205 
227 
269 
171 
171 
149 
149 
191 
191 

194 
231 

219 

255 
199 

249 
192 
168 

217 
168 
168 
168 
178 

142 
279 
220 
163 

193 

248 
250 
248 
15 
260 
206 

206 
190 


302 


INDEX 


Baptlste (note)  24,  35 

Charles (note)   24,  40,  191 

Dominic    191 

Francis  190,  197,  210 

Francals  269 

Francis,  jr (note)    24 

Francis,  sr 110 

Francois  35 

Francois,  sr 31,  41 

Francis  Xavler 191 

Jean  Francis 170,  190 

John  Baptlste 191 

Joseph    190 

Magdalene,  .(note)   24,  35,  191 

Mary  Frances 191 

Mary  Louisa 170,  191 

Mary  Rose   40,  191 

Mrs (note)  24 

Godfrey,  Angellque 

(note)  24,  40.  190,  198 

Archange 190,  198 

Catherine (note)  29,  44, 

179,  198,  271 
Gabriel,  jr 6,  230 

Gabriel 61,  163.  212,  243, 

250,  274,  275,   285 

Gabriel  Jacques 190,  198 

Jacques    161 

Josette   163 

Mary  Joseph  163 

Pierre    161 

Sophia    212 

Susan   161 

Goff,  John   231 

Goule,  Robert. .  (note)  81,  84, 

91,  222,  243,  244,  255 

Gouln,  Charles,  Jr..  (note)  24, 

189,   275,   279 

Charles  Francis  189 

Claude   John   Thomas 189 

farm   189 

Francis 99,  270 

Judith   216 

Governor  &  Judges  disagree.     9 

Governor  and   Judges    (Hull, 
Bates,    Grlffln,     Wltherell) 

(note)  11 

Gowey    (Goule),  Robert 244 

Gowen,  Francis    281 

Grand  Avenue   127 

Circus 17,  126,  213 

Marals    222 

Parade   14 

Grant   (family)    165 

Gray,  Elliot 275,  278 

Greely,  Aaron (note)   58, 

130.  131,  133,  134,  214,  217, 

287,  288 
Grelnerville  165 


Grefard   (GrefTard,  Griffard), 

Mary  Anne  176 

Cecilia    187 

Francis  103 

Grlffln,  Cyrus   151 

John  (Judge) 5,  (note) 

11,  33,  39,  41,  42.  150.  151, 

161,  165 

Louisa 151 

Mary    151 

Dr.  Samuel  Stuart 151 

Sarah   177 

Maj.  Thomas 151 

Griswold,  Rev.  Stanley    (Sec- 
retary)   3,  5,  286,  287 

Hale,  John 271,  292 

Hallburton,  Anne    174 

William    174 

Hall,  Miss (note)  25,  44,  191 

Mrs (note)  25,  44,  191 

Wlllard   177,  234 

Halllbut    (Humbert),  Lydla.233 

Hamilton,  Gov.  Henry 237 

Robert  B 225 

Hamtramck,  John  Francis. .  .202 

Hand,  William  164 

Mary    164 

Hanks,  Margaret.  .36,  69.  83.  254 
Mrs.  Margaret   (wife  of 

Porter  Hanks) 218 

Porter    177 

Hannah   (see  Negroes) 116 

Harry  (see  Negroes) 231 

Hart.  William 181 

Harvey,  Ann  Reynolds 181 

John... 3,  7,    (note)    23,  31, 

181,  182,  191,  270 

Sally    181 

Mary  Penrlce   181 

Mary  (or  Maria)  Yorke...l81 

Mrs.  Sarah  (Sally) 

(note)   23,  25,  41 

Hatch,  Harriet  M 228 

Rachel (note)  25,  40,  191 

Roswell  (Roswold)  . . .  .191,  233 

Rufus (note)  136,  228 

Hathon,  Anson  E 292 

Hawley,  Caroline 219 

Healy,   Marguerite    202 

Helm,  L.  T.  (Lieut.) 175 

Henry  ,Abraham   159 

Ann  Mary    159 

Anna  Wood  159 

Benjamin  West   159 

Betsey  159 

D.  Farrand   160 

James.  ..(note)  14,  23,  52, 
159,166.171,187,200,207, 
211,    226,    234,    250,   270,    285 

John  Joseph   159 


INDEX 


303 


Dr.  Jiillen  I59 

-^lary    I59 

Matthew   359 

Dr.  Stephen  Chambers.  159, 160 

William   159 

Hickman,  Harrison  H .149 

Hill,  Abraham    2OI 

Albert (note)    30,   44,   201 

Hoffman,  Adam    209 

Abraham   209 

Anna   209 

Catharine 209 

Christian    209 

Daniel   209 

David   !!!209 

George,  (note)  47,  150,  183.  209 

George  Washington 209 

John   209 

Joseph  209 

Margaret    209 

Peter   209 

Rachel    209 

Hog  (Belle  Isle)   Island 194 

Hogarth,  Sarah    219 

Holden,  Theodore 290,  291 

Holly,  Jesse   '.  I63 

Horner,  Archibald,  (note)  21, 

34,  36,  47,  48,  173,  174,  216, 

253,  270 

Betsey  269 

Elizabeth.. 25.  36.  173.  174,  215 

Marlah    I74 

Sarah    I73 

Hosford,  Joseph.,  .(note)   42, 

44.  206 
Hotels  and  Taverns,  see 
Buildings. 

Houde,  Geneveva 202 

Michael  202 

Howard,  Alexander  K 220 

Henry    229 

Joshua    220 

Maria   229 

Warren.  ..  (note)   147,148,229 

Howland,  J.  0 192 

Hubert,  Mary  Louise 178 

Hue,  Marie  Francolse 230 

Hudson  Bay  Co 206 

Hudson,  Henry,  (note)  18,  20, 

30,  31,  44,  48,  167 
Henry's  dwelling  house  and 

store  house   78 

Mary    41 

Mrs []   25 

Hull,  Abljah.  .(note)   39,  205, 
237,    259,    260,    263,    264, 

270,  286,  287 

Abraham  Fuller 149 

Ann  Binney 149 

Hull's  house   150 


plan  of  Detroit 157 

surrender.152,  157,  162,  166 

206,  214,  218.  222.  229 
t"al   152 

Hull,  Gen.  Wm.  (Governor)  . 
3,   4,    (note)    11,   33,   126, 
150.    153,    155,    165,    168. 
180,    183,    189,    192,    193, 
196,    202,    204,    205,    207, 
211,    218,    225,    230,    268 
Hulhbert  (Halllbert,  Halll- 
but),  Lydia.  .  (note)  26,  36,  194 

Hunot,    Gabriel    222 

Hunt,  Elizabeth  Cass 166 

farm   021 

Henry  Jackson. . . (note)  47 
and  61,  69,  72,  75,  88,  91, 
94,    97,    98,  106,  122,  143 
206,    209,    215,    218,    229 

254,  256,  257,'  278, '291 
Isaac    ''49 

Israel (note)    34,  204,  270 

JoJ^n   112,  290 

John  E 909 

?;"th '.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.m 

William    B 2''1 

Thomas '.'.'m.  '2I8V229 

Huron  and   Detroit,   District 


of 


50 


Hyde,   Charles    212 

Indians — 

Blind  Chief 159 

Catharine ]    '  195 

Wa-she-baga ] .  195 

Indian  Blacksmith  Shop 

(note)  67,  85,  217.  227,  254," 255 
Carpenter  Shop  for  Indian 

Department  32 

Council  House  !..!.248 

Department  [\  32 

Treaties .152 

Innes,  Margaret ! ! .  .166 

(Ennes),  Robert,  (note)  64, 

84,  166,  254 

Interior  triangle 105,  253 

Jackson,  Ann  igg 

Jackson  Charles 184,  188 

Jackson's  Cabinet   '.213 

Jail,  see  Buildings. 

,  0^^.  •••• 103.  105 

Jandine,  Catharine   204 

Jay's  treaty   2O6,  230 

Jefferson  Ave 96,  115,  137, 

149,  153,  157 
Jefferson.  Pres.  Thomas.  154,  218 

Jemison,  Jane 194 

Jennings,  Martha .168 

Johnson,  Samuel   152 

Johnston,  George I8O 


304 


INDEX 


Joncalre  de  Chabert,  Felicity 

de   185 

Judith  de  216 

Philip  Daniel  de 216 

Jones,  Asa   5 

Ephraim  171,  231 

farm .194 

Isaac   (note)   19,  33,  3  69 

Richard  Hall (note)  20, 

44,  169,  171,  186,  231 

Jouett,  Charles 42,  43,  48,  187 

Jane  H 187 

Journal  (note)  11 

Continuation   of....  (note)    53 

Joy,  Mrs.  M 218 

Kakima  ( Cakima )  . 207 

Kawkawlln  River    227 

Keene  (Keeney,  Keren),  Wil- 
liam  231,  234,  235 

Keggs,  John  S,  see  also 

Skeiggs    202 

Kercheval,  Benjamin  B 229 

Kincald,  James 202 

Kinsey   (Kinzie,  Kinsie), 

Eleanor  175 

Elizabeth 175 

Ellen  Marion 175 

James    175 

John.  .  (note)  21,  35.  44,  61, 
76.  143,  144,  174.  175, 
228,    229,    266,    267,    268 

John  Harris    175 

Marie 175 

Robert  Allen  175 

William   175 

Kirby,  James  231 

Knaggs,  Elizabeth 170 

George 151,  155,  195 

Whitmore    199 

Knapp,  Thomas  S 208 

Knowiand,  see  Nolan,  Now- 
land.  Nowlan. 
Sarah...  (note)   21,  41,  172, 

178,  254 
Labadle,  Eleanora  Descomps 

dit  191 

farm    199 

Josette   199 

Margaret   199,  265 

Monique  F..(note)  29,  41,  199 

Pierre  Descomptes  199 

Labute.  Pierre    222 

Labelle 231 

Lacelle,  Francis 190 

Lachapelle,  Bellamy  195 

Lachasse,  Mary  Louisa  Lecerf 

dit  193 

Laderoute,  John  Baptlste 

Sequin  dit 195 

Ladouceur,  Philip .275 

Lady  Christiana   151 


Lafayette's  visit 152 

Laferte.  Louis  Vessiere  dit..  185 

Lafevre,  Magdelene 186 

Lafleur,  Charles  Poupard  dit. 
(note)   21,  29,  30,  174,  240,  241 

Lafoy,  Augustin 39,  171 

Mrs.  Catharine.  .  (note)   20, 

52,  171,  269 
Lagard,   see  Legard. 

Jean    (note)    15 

John    18 

Lagore,  John 191 

Sarah  191 

Lajumodiere,  Maria  Amable.  .180 
Lajeunesse,  Jean  Revau  dit.. 209 

Lamb,  John 204 

Sarah     204 

Land  Board 11 

Lane,  John 19.  33 

Langan,  Augustin  Harrison.  .173 
Bevelly  (Beverlley) 

Tailor  (Taylor) 173 

Jerusha  173 

John    Coulture 173 

Patty  173 

Susanne    173 

Langdon,  Augustin 186 

Euphania  Sutton 173 

Margaret  Rebecca 173 

Susanna    173 

Sylvester  Larned  173 

William    Woodbridge 173 

Lapage,   A.   C.   Francis 278 

Francois  198 

Larned,  Catharine 220 

Charles    (note)    73,   77,   80, 
94,  99,  147,  219,  221,  274, 

276,  279,  282,  293 

George  B. (note)  79,  221 

Harriet   220 

Jane 220 

Julia    220 

Mary    220 

Simon    219 

Sylvester    220 

Larned  St 147 

Laselle,  A 278 

Lasselier  Lazaliere) ,   Daniel . .192 

Lasselle  (Laselle),  Antolne. . 

274.  275,  278 

D.    A 278 

F. 278 

Lasselliere,  Mr.   (note) 25 

Laugh  ton,  John 237 

Lauson   (Lozon),  James 185 

Mary  Matilda 176 

Lazaliere,  Abraham 192 

Jacob  192 

William  L 192 

Leavenworth,  Colonel. .  .145,  228 


INDEX 


305 


Lecerf  dit  Lachasse,  Mary 

Louisa -193 

Leclerc,  Mary  Louise 193 

Lecuyer,    Philip 112 

LeDuc,  JosRtta 191 

Legal    Opinion 28 

Legard,  see  Lagard 51 

Jean 164,  165,  198 

Julia,  Mrs . .  (note)  24,  198 

Mrs 36 

Legionary  Corps  of  Mlchigan.196 
Legislature   of   Michigan..       28 

Lelb,  Caroline  Josephine 170 

Caroline  J.  B 221 

George   170,  221 

James    Ronaldson 221 

John  L ....(note)  78,  221 

Michael    (Dr.) 221 

Milicent  D 221 

Lemay,    Mary 202 

Lepage,  Catharine,  Mete  dit. 274 

(Lapage)    (Francis)    Fran- 
cois   (Frank)    (note)    29, 

31,  274 

Levasseur,   Magdelene 176 

Levadoux    201 

Lewis,   Sally 151 

Ligot,  Isaac 36 

Light  house 210 

Lindsley,   Stephen    (Rev.)... 

194,  204,  209 

Little,   Jane    (Nancy) 229 

Lockwood,  James (note)  112 

London  (see  Negroes)  ......  .231 

Longdon    (Langdon,   Longan, 

Langan,  Longon)   Augus- 

tin.(note)   21,  29,  47,  52, 

99,  172,  173,  243,  245.  255,  270 

Mary,   29,  52,  99,  173,  197, 

255,  270 

Lognon  farm 197 

Lognon,  Gilbert 197 

(Lonion)   Louis   (note)   27, 

34,  167,  197,  201,  252,  253 

Lucy    197 

Moses    197 

Luckett,  John 192,  193,  246 

Lyons,  Ann  (Nancy) 195 

Archibald...  (note)  26,  36,  194 

Archibald    Leo 195 

Catharine    .-.194,  195 

Charles   195 

Elizabeth 194,  195,  199 

George    194 

George  Thomas 195 

Rose    194 

Thomas 163 

Lytle,  John    (Col.) 175 

Sarah    156 


McBrlde,  Elizabeth  (note)  36, 

21,   204 

McBryde,   Betty 204 

McChesney,    John 163 

McClain    (McLean)    David... 

31,  70,  250 

Mrs. (note)    21,  44 

McClemens,   Jane    (note)    40, 

114,  115,  116.  205 

McCloskey,  Elizabeth 161 

James  (note)  14,  30,  33,  38, 
42,    44,    91,    98,    161,    166, 

212,   259,   290,  291 

"William,  see  McCoskry. 

McCloud,    Francis 231 

McClure.    Thomas 34 

McCoskry,  Alfred 210 

Caroline    210 

Samuel  Allen  209 

(McCloskey,  McCroskey, 
McKoskry),  William  (note) 
17,    (note)    48,  49,  79,  83, 

84,  209,  255,  284,  285 

TiLacDonnell  (McDonnel,  Mc- 
Donald, McDonell,  McDon- 
all)    James... 231.  239,  245. 

246,  275 

McDonell,  Alexander  Dallas.  155 

Ann   Smith    155 

Catherine  Ann 155 

Charles  Stuart 155 

Donald   Lundy 155 

John    155 

John  Smith 155 

MacDougall   Alley 194,   196 

McDougall,  Archange 185 

George  (note)  49,  64,  89,  93, 
103,  105,  117,  184,  203, 
210,    228,   250,   251,   253,    288 

McGlll  College ^'06 

McGill,  James  (note) 44,  207 

McGregor,    Col 154 

Mcintosh   ( McMackintosh ) , 
Angus    ..61,   72,   206,  209,  250 

Catharine    (Kitty) 1-06 

Mclnstry  (McKinstry),  David 

C 277 

Mcintosh,  Ann 206,   209 

McKee,   Alexander.  .237,    238, 

246,  247 

Thomas    225,.  246 

McKenzie,    Elizabeth 175 

Isaac    1^5 

John    l'^^ 

Margaret    1'^^ 

McKillip,  Daniel    (Capt.) 175 

Eleanor  Lytle 175 

Margaret ^'^^ 


306 


INDEX 


McKlnstry,    David   C.    (note) 
87,  89,  91.  106,  130,  131,  132, 
161,   220,   222,   289,  290,   291 

McKnight,  Sheldon 227 

McKoskry    (McCoskry),   Wil- 
liam   (note)    17    (note)    48, 
49,   79,   83,   84,   255,   284,   285 

McLean,   Mrs.  Agnes 

90,  177,  255 

David  177,  193,  251,  252 

Elizabeth    177 

John    177 

Martha    177 

Mary    177 

Polly    231 

Prudence    177 

Rachel 177 

Solomon    177 

McNeal,    Catharine 197 

Daniel   197 

John    197 

Margaret (note)    27, 

35,  197,  198 
McNiff,  Catherine   (note)   21, 

44,  66,  83,  254,  269 

Eleanor   177,  228 

Margaret    177 

Patrick   177 

Robert 177 

Mack,   Andrew 223 

Mack  and  Conant.  ...119,  121, 

122,  124,  125,  219 

Mack,    Lovlcy 187 

Stephen  (note)  61,  69,  77, 
79,  81,  88,  94,  97,  98,  107, 
112,  118,  119,  120,  123, 
124,  136,  143,  145,  187, 
215,    227,    256,    257,    261, 

284,  285 

Mackenzie,  John .174 

Mackintosh,  Angus  (note)  ...   43 
Macomb    (McComb),   Alexan- 
der (note)   63,  80,  113,  115, 
124,    125,    158,    215,    242, 

243,  259,  283 

Anne    158 

Catherine  158 

David 15,  30,  78,  258 

David  B...73,  113,  114,  115, 

129,  158 

Eliza    158 

Isabella  .  .63,  113,  114,  258,  259 

Jane 158 

John 15,  158,  215 

John  W 73,  158 

Mrs.  John.. 86,  87,  89.  90,  158 

Sarah     279 

Sarah  Dring 158 

William  (note).  13,  15.  43. 
63,    73,    78,    86,    87,    113, 


114,    115,    124.    158,    160, 
215,    242,    243,    245,    246, 

250,  258,  259 

William,   heirs  of 43 

farm 61,  74,  159,  179,  222 

purchase 158 

Madison,  James,  Pres 3 

Magazine  in  Military  Reserve.273 

Mahony,  Thomas 231,  275 

Maisonville,  Pelagle 204 

Main  Street 137 

Mainville,  Marie  Anne 179 

Mansion  House,  see  Hotels. . 

205,  211 

Manufactory  of  flour 256 

Map  of  Detroit 

126,  259,  260.  264 
Map  of  Detroit  by  T.  Smith. 260 
Map   Michigan   Territory.  ..  .128 

Margrett,  Negress 231 

Mariners'  Church,  see  Build- 
ings     183,    184 

Market.    See  Buildings.  .222,  223 

Marsh   in    Detroit 244 

Marshal    (note)    19 222 

Marshal,  City 223 

Martin  farm 159 

Martin,  Hugh  R.7,  (note)  26, 
34.    35,    42,    44,    178,    196, 

197,   204,   238,   252 

John   116,  138 

Mary,  Negress .231 

Masons    119 

Mason,  Catherine  Armlstead.178 

John 178 

Stevens  T.    (Gov.) 178 

Massacre  of  Wyoming 204 

Matthews.  Major 154 

May.  Augusta  Caroline 205 

James,  (note)  48.  49,  75,  82, 
83,  96,  98,  112,  118,  121, 
123,  125,  136,  161,  162, 
197,  199.  205.  208,  211, 
245,    250,    254,    262,   263,    266 

Margaret  Ann 211 

Mayet,  Michel 21,  36 

Meigs,  Hon.  Josiah  (note)  56. 

57.   58,  213 

Return  Jonathan 213 

Meldrum,  David 156 

Meldrum  farm 156 

Meldrum,  Felicity 156 

George. ..  (note)  12,  16.  40, 
41.  51,  52,  155,  156,  178, 
179,    213.    218,    237,    245, 

274,  292 

James    156 

John  (note).  21,  35,  95.  156. 

178.  234,  235 
Maria  Ann  Jane 156 


INDEX 


307 


Mary  Ann 156 

Mary  Geneva  (Mariah  Ann 

Jane)     218 

Mary    Geneveva 156 

Mr 30 

Nicholas   156 

Meldrum    and    Park 186,    275 

Robert 156 

William    156 

Meloche,  Catharine 210 

Menard,   Catharine 185 

Mercer,  Hugh   151 

Merchants'  wharf   (note),  16, 

157,  166,  203 

Meredith,  David 225 

George    S 167 

Merrlt  and  Willard 

123,    125,    129,    135 
Merrltt,  Adna   (note),  88,  93, 
.     98,  106,  107,  109,  119,  123, 
131,    132,   135,    136,    223.    271 
Meny,  Mary  (see  Mary 

Lemay 202 

Mete  dit  Lapage,  Catharine.  .274 

Methodist  preacher 214 

Metropolitan  Police  headquar- 
ters     172 

Mette,  Mrs.  Catharine. .  .171,  198 

Joseph  210 

Mrs (note)  20,  U 

Theophilus  (Printer) 

(note)  48,  210 

Mettez,   Catherine ^9 

Michigan  Legislative  Council 

153 
Michigan    records    destroyed 

by  British 58 

Military  land  in  Springwells 

273 

Military   lands 19 

Military  Property,  Sale  of 272 

Military    reserve    (note)    13, 
32,    50,    55,    74,    124,    157, 

171,  274,  277,  278 
Military  square.. 6,  128,  232,  265 
Miller,  Catherine 186,  21T 

Oliver  W..(note)  33,  34,  69, 

203,  204,  232,  258 

Surveyor 260 

William    Warner 304 

Mitchell,  Harriet 215 

Mixer,   Harvey 212 

Mokitchenoqua    (Indian)  .  . .  .195 

Monnet   (Monette),  Marlanna 

(note)  21,  37,  275 

Louis   . 176 

Marian 275 

Michel 52,  176 

Monroe,  James 202 

Robert   201,  202 


Moore,  Margaret 182 

Moran,   Teresa 185 

Moras,  Mary  Ann 156 

Morley,  Frances 220 

Morrison,  Jefferson 199 

Margaret    37 

Mary    203 

Mosher,  Philip 33 

Mt.   Clemens 219 

Moy  Hall    206 

Murdock,  John 202 

Munroe,   Robert    (note), ..31,   42 

Murphy,  John 177,  251 

Nado,    Jacob,  .(note)    20,    44, 

171,  234,   275,  279 
Nantais,  Jean  B.  Prudhomme 

dlt    224 

Margareta  Prudhomme  dit. 224 

Navarre,  Catharine 215 

Mary  Francis 210 

Ncgrors— 

Abbott,  Pompey,  see  Ab- 
bott   47,  172 

Cato ..231 

Cooper,  Joseph  230 

Hannah 116,  231,  280,  284 

Harry    231 

London    231 

Margrett 231 

Mary    231 

Nell    ....231 

Parker,    Thomas  (note),  44,  207 
Pomp,  Pompey  Abbott 

(note)   20,  47,  172,  268 

Susan 231 

Nellerney     (Wlllermy)     Mor- 

rice  (note)   135 

Nelson,    Elizabeth 166 

Jonathan    166 

Nevue,  Antoino (note)     32 

Nevue  dit  Francoeur,  Antoine 

202 

Newspapers   

Detroit  Gazette 

94,  111,   131,   227 

Free  Press 227 

,  Pittsburg  Commonwealth.. 

168,  213 

Pittsburg    Mercury 114 

Newspapers  in  other  places. .  96 

Nichols,  Mary  G 220 

Nolan,  Thomas 172 

Nothlngham,  Samuel 187 

Northwest  Co 186 

Nowlan    (Knowland,   Nolan, 
Noland),  Sarah    (Sally)... 
(note)    21,  41,  172,  178,  254 

Noyes,    Abraham 172 

O'Flynn,   Cornelius 180 

Cornelius  J 180 


308 


INDEX 


Order  of  Immaculate  Heart  of 

Mary 163 

Ourno,    Maria 231 

Owen,  John 208 

Packard,  Benjamin 179,  223 

Margaret. (note)  94,  99 

Page,  Enoch 38,  42,  46,  51,  157 

Palmer,    Friend 211 

Mary    216 

Mary  Ann 211 

John.,  (note)  49,  (note)  73, 
79,  83,  211,  220,  254,  269, 

270,  271,  284,  285 

Oliver  Perry 211 

Ruthy   Ann 211 

Thomas 151,    161, 

206,    211,    216,    222,    276, 
277,    279,    280,    281,    282, 

283,  284,  285,  290,  293 

Thomas  W 151,  216 

Palms    185 

Francis  208 

Pare  or  Pier,  George 231 

Park  lots.  .  (note)  17,  37,  166, 

210,   212,   281,   292 

Park,   William 155 

Parke,   Hervey 228 

Parker,  Thomas    (note)    44,  207 
See  negro. 

Pattee,  Ellas 174 

Patterson,  Richard  (note)  ...   64 

Pattlnson,  Ellen  Phyllis 216 

Hugh   216 

Judith   216 

Mary  Ann 216 

Richard 216,  225,  250,  267 

Payne,   Chauncey   S 271 

Pease,  Maria  H 153 

Peltier 261 

Andrew 210 

Ann    176 

Antoine (note)  21,  35,  176 

Archange    176,   211 

Catharine    171,  210 

Elizabeth    176 

Felicity 176 

Francis  17^ 

Isidore,  .(note)  21,  37,  178, 

248 
James  Amable 176 

Jean  Baptlste 

99,    142,    176,    191,    192,    255 

John  Mary 176 

Julia    176 

Justine    176 

Louis    176,  178 

Mrs.  Louis (note)  21 

Louis  Theophile 176 

Mary   Ann 176 

Peter  176 


Theresa 41,  176,  269 

Peltier  claim .259,  260 

Penrlce,  Mary 181 

Peoples'  State  Bank  of  De- 
troit, see  buildings 174 

Perkins,  Capt 273 

Perry's  victory 206 

Petit,  Wm.  W 290,  291 

Petite   Cote 154 

Physicians   187 

Plcquet  (Piquet)  Jean  Bap- 
tlste. .  (note)   25,  85,  170, 

176,   191,   192,   250,   285 

Pier,  or  Pare,  George 231 

Pierce,  Benjamin 181 

210,  275 

Plnard,  Joseph 

(note)  48,  210,  275 

Piquet,    Charles 192 

Charles  Amable 191 

John    Baptlste.  .  (note)    25, 
85,  170,  176,  191,  192,  250,  285 

Pittsburg  Mercury .114 

Pittsburg  Commonwealth .... 

168,   213 

Plan  of  city,  new 275 

Plan  of  Detroit 61,  123, 

125,  244,  265,  268 

Plans  of  Detroit,  lost 263 

Plan  of  Detroit  to  be  engrav- 
ed    125 

Plat  and  description  of  ground 
between  Brush  line  and 
Randolph  St ....259,  260 

Plat  and  description  of  old 
jail 259,  260 

Plessls  dlt  Belair,  Mary  Ann 

199 
Plough    to   mark   sections. .  .268 

Pom.p,  Pompey,  Pompey  Ab- 
bott (negi-o) (note) 

20,  47.  172,  268 

"Pontiac"   215 

Pontiac  company 215,  219 

Pontiac  gate   226 

Pontiac's  siege 189 

Pontiac's  war 224 

Pontchartrain  Hotel   153 

Porter,  Augustus 225 

Porter  farm 199 

Post  Master 150,  183 

Potashery 222 

Pottery   223 

Poupard,    Charles,    alias    La- 
fleur..(note)  21,  29,  41,  174, 

240,   241,   250 
Poupard,  Charles  Francis. . .  .174 

]\Iary  Magdalene .174 

Simon 174,  271 


INDEX 


309 


Presbyterian  church,  see 

buildings,  152,  160,  173,  192 

Printer  in   Detroit,  early 171 

Private  claim 18,  156 

Proceedings  of  the  governor 
and  judges  for  1811,  1812 

110 

Proctor,  Gen.  Henry 152, 

157,    166,    171,    180,    203. 

208,  229,  292 
Protestant     burying     ground 

(See  cemeteries) 264 

Protestant   Religious    Society 

of  Detroit 133,  219 

Prouty,  Nathaniel... 276,  279,  293 
Provincal,  Ann,  Anne,  (note) 

21,  36,  176 

Catharine  (Mrs.) 175,  176 

Jacques 35 

James (note)   21,  176 

Mary  Ann 175 

Mrs. (note)  21,  23 

Pierre  Bourgeat  dit 175 

Widow 156 

Prudhomme  dit  Nantais,  Mar- 

gareta    224 

Prudhomme  dit  Nantais,  Jean 

B 224 

Public  garden 

43,  74,  75,  82,  94,  265 

Public  wharf 74,  263,  278 

Pump 223 

Purdy,   Jane.. 114,   115,   116,   205 

Puthuff,  W.  H.   (Major) 155 

Quakers  at  Detroit  in  1793..  159 
Raimond     (Raimon),     Andre 

(note)  48,  210,  234,  235 

Ramsay,  Isabella 215 

Rancour,   Genevieve 171 

Randall,    James 176 

Randolph  St 

99,  100,  142,  149,  153 

Rea,  Alice 224 

Reid,  Ebenezer  A (note) 

123.  227 

Reeder,  Edwin 181 

Register  of   the   Lots  of  the 

city   of    Detroit 126 

Reid,  Mrs.   Duncan 85,  191 

Eleanor 271 

Renaud  (Renau,  Reneau), 

Louis  . 165,  186 

Mary  Ann 165 

Veronique     186 

Cecille  (Cecil,  Cecile) 

(note)   21.  103.  178,  275,  279 
Irene   (Reine,  Renette) .  . .  .178 

Louis 165,  178.  186 

Renette (note)  22,  36 

Theresa   Catharine 176 


Revau  dit  Lajeunesse,  Jean.. 209 

Revolution  (American) 164 

Reynolds,   Sir   Joshua 159 

Rhode   (Rode),  Clair 200 

Girard  200 

Rice,   Levi 130 

Richard,  Gabriel (note) 

64,  101,  105,  121,  122,  135, 
157,  167,  171,  180,  191, 
195,    201.    205.    216.    232, 

255,  275,  289 

Richardson,    Dr 225 

Ridgely  lot,  see  Ridley..  138,  139 
Ridley,  Edward 226 

Ridley  lot (note) 

115,  138,  139,  226 

Riley,  James,  Jr 231 

Rlvard,  Genevieve 156 

River  Raisin 9 

Roads    125 

Road    from    Detroit    to    Chi- 
cago    161 

Road  from  Detroit  to  Miami.  161 

Road   to   Ten   Thousand-Acre 
Tract  118 

Road  through  the  Ten  Thous- 
and-Acre Tract 114 

Robert,    Mary 191 

Roberts,  Helen 206 

John    292 

Robertson,   William. ..  (note) 
45.  157.  207.  225,  239,  245, 

246.   250.   277.   278 

Robinson.  Hugh 178 

John.  .  (note)    96.   115,   116, 
137,    138,   139,    178,    216,   223 

Mary  (Mrs.) (note) 

22.  45,  178,  229 

Matilda  178 

Victoria    178 

Robison  and  Martin.  ..  .195,  117 

Robison,  William 157 

Roby,    Hannah 216 

Henry    216 

John    S..    79.    80.    84.    125, 
136,    137,    146,    216.    254. 

270,  282 

Mr (note)  .  .   64 

Ruel  216 

Sarah   C 216 

Rochefort,  Therese 184 

Rogers,   James 214 

Margaret   (McGregor) 214 

Robert 187.  224 

Stephen 231 

Roman  Catholic  burying 

ground  134 

Roman   Catholic   Church,  see 
buildings   96.  152.  156 


310 


INDEX 


Roman  Catholic  Church  peti- 
tion       99 

Rood,    Ezra 184 

Ross,  David 231 

Root.  Chester 81 

Rough  Minutes  No.  2  A 42 

Rough  Minutes  No.  2  B.  .  .53,  213 

Rough   Minutes    C-3 213 

Rough  Minutes  D-4 213 

Rouse,  Lucries  C.   (Rev.) 220 

Rousseau,  Charles 203 

Roussel,  Etienne 205 

Joseph 205 

Rowland,  Catherine  M 178 

Elizabeth    M 178 

Isaac    (Col.) 178 

Lewis   Cass 177 

Thomas (note) 

69,    79,    80,    90,    106,    133, 
177,    178,    218,    262,    282, 

283,   290 

Roy,  Elizabeth 177 

Elizabeth  Lydia 195 

Martha    168 

Mary    231 

Rucker,    John    A 201 

Ruland.    Israel 190 

Rumney,  William 220 

Robert ....220 

Russel,    Anne    E 174 

George   B.    (Dr.) 174 

George  H 174 

Russell    House 153 

Russell,  Mary , .  .204 

William 160,  211 

Ryan,  Mary 247 

Sackett,  Eliza 219 

Saginaw  Hotel,  see  buildings 

163 

Saginaw  Valley 227 

Ste.  Anne's  Church.  .105,  135, 

155,  157,  163,  186,  187,  195 
Ste.  Anne's  Church  ceme.tery 

135,  155 
Ste.  Anne's  Church  records.. 210 
St.  Anne  St.. 113.  181,  194,  196 
St.  Aubin,  Mary  Anne  Casse 

dit    178 

St.  Clair,  Gov.  Arthur  ..160 

St.    Croix,    Miss ...164 

St.  George,  Louis 161 

St.  Honore  St ....181,  194 

St.  James  St ..113 

St.  Joseph  St..  156,  175,  186,  190 

St.    Louis   St.. 156,    190,    196 

St.  Martin,  Archange 206 

Salary  of  Secretary 144 

Saloman,   Sophia .178 

Sanders,    Jacob.  .  (note)    49,    211 
Jacob  G ....70,  90,  94,  255 


John 211 

and   Ogden 161,   206,   211 

Robert 211 

Sandwich 154 

Saucier,  Julia .156 

Savoyard   River 223 

Scheffelin,  Jonathan .266 

Schloss,   Maria 206 

School,  see  buildings 

195,  199,   217,   231 

School  In  Detroit  in  1794 165 

School  in  Detroit  in  1804 201 

Young    Ladies'    Academy.. 

see  buildings 194 

Schooner  Tracy .186 

Sciota  Land  Company 169 

Scott,   James ...172,   218 

John 172 

Mary 229 

Mary  Ann....  179,  234,  235, 

254,   270 

Memorial  Fountain 172 

Mrs (note)  22,  36 

Mrs.  Nancy 69 

William   ....41,  52 

Wm.  McDowell 

6,  39,  49,  82,  156,  163, 
168,  179,  183,  193.  198, 
210,    231.    232,    234,    235, 

247,  251,  276,  279,  281 

Scrip  issued  by  city 110 

Section    No.    3 69 

Section  No.  4 68 

Seek,  Catherine. 203 

Conrad    (note) 

32,    203,    226,    250,    271,    285 

Elizabeth    203 

James ...203 

Mary 203,  274 

Nicholas .203 

Robert    Helvin 203 

Seargeant-at-arms   (note) ....   13 

Sharp,  George 266 

Sheldon,     Alexandrine     Mac- 
comb    192 

Eleanor  Ann .192 

John  P (note)  123,  22? 

&  Reed 123 

Rose  Charlotte 192 

Thomas  C.  . . . 191,  192,  227 

Thomas    P.. 192 

Shipyard.  .. 16,  156 

Shoemaker 204 

Sibley  claim 259,  260 

Sibley,  Alexander  Hamilton..  158 

Augusta  Ann  158 

Catharine  Whipple 158 

Ebenezer  Sproat  .........  .158 

Frederick  Baker .158 

Henry  Hastings  158 


INDEX 


311 


Mary  C 158 

Mrs.  Sarah. .  (note)  15,  47,  269 
Sarah  Alexandrine   .......158 

Solomon  (note)  13,  38,  42, 
49,  53,  69,  70,  76,  78,  79, 
137,157,197,202,204,205, 
206,  210,  213,  234,  242, 
243.  249,  252,  254,  255, 
258,    266,    268,    269,    275,    292 

"Siege   of   Detroit" .. 215 

Simare  (Simar,  Simard,  Sim- 

niard),  Jean (note) 

39,  45,  205,  285 

Pelagie    205 

SImcoe,    Gov...... ....207 

Slmcoe's    Rangers 225 

Simmons,    William 211 

Skeiggs  (Skeggs,  Skaggs), 

John   (note)  31,  41,  202 

Sketch  of  Detroit  before  1796 

260 
Skinner,  Edwin  Adolphus.  .  .212 

Harriet   214 

Smart,  George (note)  25,  38 

Robert (note)  13,  15,  38, 

70,   76,   77,   130,   131,    133, 
134,    141,    230,    243,    244, 

245,   251,   252,   254,   265 

Smith  (Smyth)    6 

Ann .155 

Catharine  155 

Charles   155 

Jacob ....241,  242 

Richard,  see  Smyth  (note) 
15,    49,    66,    77.    117.    204. 

247,  254,  256,  265,  274 

Thomas    (note) 

11,  34,  60,  61.  63,  66,   68, 
75,  77,  114,  119,  120,  129, 
134,  155,  243.  244,  255.  259, 
260.    261,    262,    263,    264, 

265,  266,  268,  270 
William....  (note)    52.  203, 

213,  266,  267 

Smyth,  Mrs 

(note)   22,  (note)  35 
Richard,  see  Smith. .  (note) 
15.    49.    66,    77.    117.    204. 

247,  254,  256,  265,  274 

Sproat,  Ebenezer 157 

Katherlne ..157 

Sarah  Whipple.  ... 157,  158 

Stead,  Ann  Gazzam. 220 

Benjamin  Franklin    (note) 
73,   77,   81,   119,   120,   131, 

132,  220,  255,  288 

Frances 220 

John  Hampton 220 

John  Milton.... 220 

Mary    220 


Thomas 220 

Thomas    Jefferson 220 

Steamboat  Hotel   202 

Steamboat  tavern    . 210 

Steam  Mill 256 

Stevens,   Daniel    (note).. 49,   211 

Stewart,  Charles.. .231 

Stockton,  John.  ..(note)   73,  219 

Stone,  David (note)  20,  41 

Stone  to  mark  survey  of  city. 268 

Store  house 232 

Story,   Martin 203 

Streets  and  Alleys 50.  63 

Adams  Ave. ...... .78,  116,  280 

Alley,  public   270 

Atwater  St. 101.  205 

Bates  St 76.  116,  278 

Campau  Alley 203 

Chemln-de-ronde 239,  245 

Citadel  Alley 74,  78 

Court  House  Ave. ...... .6,  232 

Court  House  Circus 37 

East  and  West  Ave 232 

Esplanade  37 

Grand  Circus.  ...... 67,  78 

Grlswold  St 76,  162 

Griswold  St.  opening.  .274,  277 

Jefferson  Ave 

70,  78,  116,  162,  287 

Larned  St 199,  278 

Macomb  Ave 280 

Madison  Ave 279,  280 

Main  St 6,   (note)   38. 

39.  162,  197,  198,  238,  239, 

248,  279 

Michigan  Ave ..280 

Randolph  St ........278 

Ste.  Anne  St. 226,  239,  242,  243 

St.  Germain  St 242 

St.  James  St. 226,  239,  242,  243 

St.  Joseph  St 197,  242,  243 

St.  Louis  St..  157,  203,  239,  245 

St.  Peter  St.... 226 

Shelby  St....... 278 

Virginia  St 

(note)   116,  226,  227 

Washln.gton  Ave 279,  280 

Wavne  St. 278 

Woodbridge  St.. 70,  76,  78.  278 
Woodward  Ave. 74,  76,  154,  279 

Sturges,   Lewis   B 272 

Surveys 15 

Purveying  of  city 268 

Survey  of  Ten  Thousand  Acre 

Tract    . 55 

Surveyor 11,  214 

Susan,  see  Negro 231 

Swan.  Ziba ....228 

Sweeney,    Denis . 41 

Tailor 203,  220 


312 


INDEX 


Tallman,  Ann  Eliza 226 

John 226 

Tanner 199 

Tavern .163 

Taylor.  Charlotte 184 

Julia  Ann 183 

Teeze,  Henry .231,  235 

Ten  Eyck,  Abraham 205 

Ann 206 

Caroline    206 

Charles  B 206 

Conrad,  .(note)    42,   44,  45. 

91,  106,  205,  206 
Jeremiah  Van  Rensellaer.  . 

163,   206 

William ....206 

Ten  Thousand  Acre  Tract... 
(note)  17,  (note)  50,  53,  54, 
55,  56,  57,  58,  59,  96,  104, 
118,  136,  140,  146,  149,  154, 
167,  212,  213,  222,  257,  260, 

281,  292 

Terry,  Mary  Jane. 167 

Theodolite,  for  surveying.  . .  .265 

Thibault   74 

Joseph 78,  82,  84,  179,  255 

Louis 48,  179 

Louis,  jr (note)   22 

Mrs.  Maria 179 

Mr.    23 

Mrs. (note)  22,  45 

Thorn,  Jane 172,  200,  208 

Mrs.  William 208 

Thompson,  Capt 184 

Jonathan 188 

Tibetts,  Lucinda 190 

Tiffin,  Edward 

(note)  57,  58,  59,  214 

Tillman,  J.  W 219 

Martha  C 219 

Tinsmith 201 

Todd,  Isaac (note)  45,  207 

Todd  &  McGill 189 

Tompkins,  Sarah   206 

Topinabee,  Chief   207 

Torrey,  Major  . 271 

Town,  Ephralm..22,  48,  107,  269 

Sarah 22,  48,  107,  269 

Traquair,  Earl  of .151 

Trees  planted  in  Protestant 
burying  ground 71 

Tremblay    (Tremble,  Trem- 
bly), Ambrose  187 

Archange 211 

John   B.. ..178 

Magdelaine   184 

Tripler,  Mrs.  Eunice 229 

Trombley  (Tromble),  Michel. 231 
Trowbridge,  Charles  C..158,  227 
Truax,  Abraham  C 201 


Trustee  of  Village 223 

Turnpike  road 125,  146 

Tuttle,  Christopher.  183,  232,  240 

United  States  of  America 269 

University  Building  ..... 225 

University  of  Michigan,  see 

Buildings 105,  161,  217,  222 

University  of  Michigan  Trus- 
tee   153,  158 

Universltv  of  Michigania 

105,  161,  217,  222,  225 

Valle,  Mary  Louisa .  .153,  191 

Van  Avery,  Amy 222 

Van  Avery  (Every),  Peter. . . 

(note)   81,  129,  222 

Van  Dyke,  James  A 170 

Varnet  (Vernier,  Valney,  Ver- 
net,  Vadney,  Vadnait,  Va- 

denai) 179 

Agnes 179 

Mrs. (note)   22 

Nicholas   52 

Varnier,  Nicholas 25,  179 

Varnum,  Catherine  . .188 

Jacob  B 188 

Venealln,  Benjamin    139 

Vernet,  Agnese 41 

Vessieie  dit  Laferte,  Louis.  .  .185 

Vidal,  A.  E.  T....... 156,  180 

Villers,  Mary  Ann. 224 

Vincent,  James 226,  250 

Vincent  lot (note)  111,  226 

Vioner,  Margaretha 221 

Virginia  St. .........  .  (note)  116 

Voyer 231 

Mrs.  Catherine 271 

Charles ..52,  179 

Joseph  . ....179,  198 

Joseph,  jr. . . . (note)  22,  41, 

42,  52,  270 

Lucy ..179 

Marie  Therese  179 

Mrs 22 

Wagstaff ,  Robert 216 

Mrs.  Robert 174 

Waite,  Ira ....271,  272 

Obed 271,  272,  279 

Walk-in-the-Water . 228 

Walker,  Catherine 216 

John 174,  216 

John  R (note)   63,  215,  253 

Wallace,  Sharp  &  Co 243 

Wallen,  Charles 239 

Walter,  Mrs.  James 218 

Wampler,  Joseph.,  (note)  58,  214 
War   Department 19,  32 

War  of  1812 

58,   150,   153,   156,   168,   171, 

183,  190,  199,  202,  208,  221 
Warehouse,  see  Buildings. ...  95 


INDEX 


313 


Wa-she-ba-ga,  see  Indian 195 

Water  lots. .  .61,  68,  69,  74,  75, 
76    (note)    77,    78,    92.  108, 
109,  118,  221,  232,  262,  275,  278 
Water  lots  sold  as  part  of  Ten 

Thousand  Acres 257 

Watklns,  Leonard 188 

Watson,  Catharine 179 

Elkanah 221 

Emily 221 

Eugene  Winslow   152 

George  E.. 221 

James 180 

James  Bolivar. . .  .152,  179,  180 

John   231,  250 

Mrs.  John 32 

Joseph. ..  (note)  11,  39,  51, 
53,  108,  109,  110,  112,  126, 
148,  152,  236,  237,  238,  247, 
250,  253,  269,  270,  271,  285,  287 
Joseph  Valentine  Beaman.  .151 

Marianna   1 80 

Mary  ,. .167 

Mrs. (note)   22 

Sarah  15'' 

William*,  (note)  22^  41,  179,  180 

Watts,  Samuel (note)  22,   41 

Wayne,  Anthony 169,  210,  231 

Wech,  see  Welch 194 

George,  see  Welch.  Geo... 
(note)   26,  45,  194,  276,  279 

Weed,  Thurlow 227 

Weighing  house 200 

Welch,  Catherine  (or  Kittie).194 

Elizabeth 230,  233 

Elizabeth  or  Betsy. ...  .36,  179 

George (note)   26, 

45,  194,  276,  279 

Heirs 197 

John 52 

Margaret  or  Peggy. .  (note) 
22,  37,  94,  99, 179,  230,  276,  279 

Mrs (note)  22 

Peggy 230 

Thomas 179,  230  232,  233 

Welsh,    Mrs.   Catherine    (in 

Ireland) 90,  166 

Well  for  jail.. 89,  91 

Wells 32,   66,   67,   248.   256 

Wells  (Public  Wells) 19,  39 

Well,  Mrs.  Chittenden's.  .....   90 

Welles,  Samuel  (Col.) ...... .209 

Welsh's  house 74 

Wendell,  Abraham 

(note)   70,  156,  218 

Catherine 139 

John  H 139 

Teunis  (Tunis) 218,  279 

West,  Benjamin  159 

Wharf 223 


Public 74 

Wing's 118 

Westbrook  claim 259,  260 

Whipple,  Ann  Eliza.  ....... .212 

Ann  Hunt .170,  212,  221 

Caroline  Hull   212 

Charles  Wiley 211 

claim .259,  260 

Eliza  Susan 212 

Elizabeth 212 

George  Askine 211 

Henry  L ...212 

James  Burkick  . 212 

John (note)  50,  (note) 

99,  144,  211,  255 

John  L 212 

Margaretha  Torry  . 212 

Mary  Anne  Walcott 212 

Samuel .212 

Sophia 212 

Sophia  Catherine 212 

William   L 212 

Whistler.  John  (Maj.) 

164,  168.  180 

Sarah 164.  168 

William    180 

Whiting.  Dr.  John  L.... 200 

Mrs.  John  L.  .. 226 

Whitney,  Andrew  G. 

(note)   114,  226,  290 

Whlttler,  Eliza 215 

Wilkinson 6 

Alice.... (note)  20,  41,  171 

Joseph .  (note)  29,  35 

Joseph,  jr.  (Dr.)  .  .171,  187,  198 

Wlllard,  Eliza 204 

Peter.  ..  (note)  88,  93,  98, 
106,    107,    109,    119,    123, 

125,  129,  223 

Willermy,  Etienne. 180,  232 

Maurice    (Morice,  Morris)  . 

180,   228,   275,   279 
Morice (note)  22 

Willets,  Elijah   194 

Williams,  Alpheus   S 220 

Elizabeth .199 

Harvey (note)  123.  227 

John  R.  .  .7.  (note)  49,  50, 
68,  76,  77,  79,  80,  81,  95, 
96,  98,  110.  Ill,  113,  132. 
133,  134,  154,  157,  161, 
182,    185,    196,    199,    211, 

254,  260,  275,  283,  284 

Mary    ..157 

Morris 270 

Thomas 96,  185,  211,  224 

Willis,  Richard  Storrs. 192 

Wilson,   Sally 181 

Thomas 181 

Winchester,  General   219 


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INDEX 


Wing,  Austin  E.  . .  .  (note)  59, 
60,  61,  64,  66,  68,  69,  71, 
75,  76,  80,  81,  86,  95,  98, 
103,  111,  112,  114,  116, 
118.  129,  137,  142,  144, 
145,  214,  220,  251,  256, 
259,  264,  266,  267,  289,  290,  291 

Enoch .214 

Mary    (Oliver) .'  1214 

Talcott  E 215 

Warren  P. . . . . ., 223 

Wing's  wharf 118 

Witherell,  Benjamin  F.  H 151 

Judge  James (note)   11, 

33,  39,  41,  42,  46,  96,  112, 
122,  141,  150,  151,  152,  289 

Sarah  Myra 151 

Wood,  Ann 159 

Wood  merchant  194 

Woodbridge  St 101 

Woodbridge,  Judge  William. . 
(note)  61,  104,  110,  151,  185, 

214,  215 


Woodward,  Judge  A.  B. . . . 
3,  4,  5,  6,  7,  8,  9,   (note) 
11,    45,    62,    71,   112,    118, 
121,    148,    150,    153,    154, 
161,    165,    168,    169,    175, 

201,  263,  266 

Jan 153 

John  . 153 

Woodward  Ave.  133,  147,  154,  157 

WoodwardvIUe 154 

Woodworth,  Ann 203 

Benjamin. . . .  (note)  32,  33, 
35,  49,  67,  85,  88,  94,  97, 
98,  122,  148,  202,  254,  255, 

262,  285 

Samuel .203 

Woodworth's  tavern 210 

Wyoming,  Massacre  of 204 

Young,  John .177 

Mary    ."  247 

William '.  *. 177 

Young  Men's  Society 292 

Zion  Lodge   (Masons) 222 

Zug,  Robert  M. 220 

Samuel 220 


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